adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
Mercuriālis
Mercuriālis (neuter Mercuriāle)
Classical[mɛr.kʊ.riˈaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[mer.ku.riˈaː.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationOf or pertaining to Mercury; mercurial.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Mercuriālis | Mercuriālis | Mercuriāle |
| genitive | Mercuriālis | Mercuriālis | Mercuriālis |
| dative | Mercuriālī | Mercuriālī | Mercuriālī |
| accusative | Mercuriālem | Mercuriālem | Mercuriāle |
| ablative | Mercuriālī | Mercuriālī | Mercuriālī |
| vocative | Mercuriālis | Mercuriālis | Mercuriāle |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Mercuriālēs | Mercuriālēs | Mercuriālia |
| genitive | Mercuriālium | Mercuriālium | Mercuriālium |
| dative | Mercuriālibus | Mercuriālibus | Mercuriālibus |
| accusative | Mercuriālīs Mercuriālēs | Mercuriālīs Mercuriālēs | Mercuriālia |
| ablative | Mercuriālibus | Mercuriālibus | Mercuriālibus |
| vocative | Mercuriālēs | Mercuriālēs | Mercuriālia |
Mercŭrĭālis, e, adj. Mercurius,
I. of or belonging to the god Mercury:
caduceum, App. M. 11, p. 262: unde frequentia Mercuriale Imposuere mihi cognomen compita, called me Mercury (as being a skilful man of business), Hor. S. 2, 3, 25.—Subst.: Mercŭrĭāles, ium, m., the name of a corporation of traders: Mercuriales M. Furium Flaccum de collegio ejecerunt, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 5, 2.—With reference to Mercury as the god of scholars: Faunus, Mercurialium Custos virorum, Hor. C. 2, 17, 28.— B. Of or belonging to the planet Mercury:
cursus, Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 4.—II. Transf.
A. Herba mercurialis, a plant, dog's-mercury, Cato, R. R. 158; Plin. 25, 5, 18, § 38.—
B. Pagus Mercurialis, a town of Africa propria, in Zeugitana, Inscr. Spon. Miscell. Erud. Antiq. p. 191.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Mercuriālis e, adj.
Mercurius, of Mercury , H.: viri, i. e. lyric poets , H.—Plur m . as subst, the tradesmen, corporation of traders .
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin Mercuriālis From Mercurius (“Mercury”) + -ālis.
In English words that came into English from Mercuriālis
- mercurialMercuriālis