LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

nōrmālis

nōrmālis (neuter nōrmāle, adverb nōrmāliter)
Classical[noːrˈmaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[norˈmaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationperpendicular, square, with right angles
  2. two terminationnormal

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenōrmālisnōrmālisnōrmāle
genitivenōrmālisnōrmālisnōrmālis
dativenōrmālīnōrmālīnōrmālī
accusativenōrmālemnōrmālemnōrmāle
ablativenōrmālīnōrmālīnōrmālī
vocativenōrmālisnōrmālisnōrmāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenōrmālēsnōrmālēsnōrmālia
genitivenōrmāliumnōrmāliumnōrmālium
dativenōrmālibusnōrmālibusnōrmālibus
accusativenōrmālīs
nōrmālēs		nōrmālīs
nōrmālēs		nōrmālia
ablativenōrmālibusnōrmālibusnōrmālibus
vocativenōrmālēsnōrmālēsnōrmālia

normālis, e, adj. norma,
I. made according to the square: normalis angulus, a right angle, Quint. 11, 3, 141: virgula, a square, Manil. 2, 289: rigores, Aggen. ap. Comm. in Frontin. p. 53 Goes.—Hence, adv.: normālĭter, according to the square, Hyg. de Limit. p. 168 and 176 Goes. —
B. In a straight line, directly, Amm. 20, 3, 11.

Origins

From norma (“carpenter's square”) + -ālis.

Descendants
  • Catalannormal
  • Englishnormal
  • Frenchnormal
  • Germannormal
  • Italiannormale
  • Englishnormalefrom Italian normale
  • Portuguesenormal
  • Romaniannormal
  • Spanishnormal
  • Czechnormální

Quick answers

What does nōrmālis mean in Latin?
nōrmālis, a adjective, means “perpendicular, square, with right angles; normal”.
How do you pronounce nōrmālis?
In classical Latin, [noːrˈmaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [norˈmaː.lis].