noun · masculinethird declension
majālis
majālis m (genitive majālis)
Meaning
- castrated pig
- swine (term of abuse)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | majālis | majālēs |
| genitive | majālis | majālium |
| dative | majālī | majālibus |
| accusative | majālem | majālēs majālīs |
| ablative | majāle majālī | majālibus |
| vocative | majālis | majālēs |
mājālis, is, m.,
I. a gelded boar, a barrow hog (ante - class.), Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 21; 2, 7, 15.—Transf., an unmanned person:
nunc tecum obsecro, ut mihi subvenias, ego ne majalis fuam, Titin. Non. 111, 11 (Com. Rel. v. 33 Rib.).—As a term of reproach: in hoc majali, Cic. Pis. 9, 19 (acc. to Isid. Orig. 2, 39).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
māiālis is, m
a barrow hog; as a term of reproach, C.