adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
merīdiōnālis
merīdiōnālis (neuter merīdiōnāle)
Classical[mɛ.riː.di.oːˈnaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[me.ri.di.oˈnaː.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationsouthern
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | merīdiōnālis | merīdiōnālis | merīdiōnāle |
| genitive | merīdiōnālis | merīdiōnālis | merīdiōnālis |
| dative | merīdiōnālī | merīdiōnālī | merīdiōnālī |
| accusative | merīdiōnālem | merīdiōnālem | merīdiōnāle |
| ablative | merīdiōnālī | merīdiōnālī | merīdiōnālī |
| vocative | merīdiōnālis | merīdiōnālis | merīdiōnāle |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | merīdiōnālēs | merīdiōnālēs | merīdiōnālia |
| genitive | merīdiōnālium | merīdiōnālium | merīdiōnālium |
| dative | merīdiōnālibus | merīdiōnālibus | merīdiōnālibus |
| accusative | merīdiōnālīs merīdiōnālēs | merīdiōnālīs merīdiōnālēs | merīdiōnālia |
| ablative | merīdiōnālibus | merīdiōnālibus | merīdiōnālibus |
| vocative | merīdiōnālēs | merīdiōnālēs | merīdiōnālia |
mĕrīdĭōnālis, e, adj. id.,
I. southern, meridional (post-class.):
plaga, Lact. 2, 9 (dub.; al. meridiana): signum, Firm. Math. 2, 12.Origins
From merīdiēs (“noon, south”), modeled after septentriōnālis, as if from *merīdiō, -ōnis + -ālis. Later on, Italian indeed brought this hypothetical form to life as meridione.
Elsewhere
- Catalanmeridional
- Englishmeridional
- Frenchméridional
- Italianmeridionale
- Italianmeridione
- Portuguesemeridional
- Romanianmeridional
- Spanishmeridional
Italo-Romance
- Italianmeriggionale
In English words that came into English from merīdiōnālis
- meridionalmerīdiōnālis