LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

nūgālis

nūgālis (neuter nūgāle, adverb nūgāliter)
Classical[nuːˈɡaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[nuˈɡaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationfrivolous
  2. two terminationvain, conceited
  3. two terminationuseless

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenūgālisnūgālisnūgāle
genitivenūgālisnūgālisnūgālis
dativenūgālīnūgālīnūgālī
accusativenūgālemnūgālemnūgāle
ablativenūgālīnūgālīnūgālī
vocativenūgālisnūgālisnūgāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenūgālēsnūgālēsnūgālia
genitivenūgāliumnūgāliumnūgālium
dativenūgālibusnūgālibusnūgālibus
accusativenūgālīs
nūgālēs		nūgālīs
nūgālēs		nūgālia
ablativenūgālibusnūgālibusnūgālibus
vocativenūgālēsnūgālēsnūgālia

nūgālis, e, adj. nugae,
I. frivolous, trifling, worthless, empty (post-class.): theoremata, Gell. 1, 2, 6; Mart. Cap. 1, § 2 Kopp (al. nugalas): scholica quaedam, id. 4, 1, 1; 7, 17, 3: illa olim nugalia conscripsi, trifles, bagatelles, Front. de Fer. Als. 3 Mai.

Origins

Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nūgālis From nugae (“jokes”) + -ālis.

Descendants
  • Frenchnouailleuxfrom Old French noaille
  • Bourguignonnoaillouxfrom Old French noaille

Quick answers

What does nūgālis mean in Latin?
nūgālis, a adjective, means “frivolous; vain, conceited; useless”.
How do you pronounce nūgālis?
In classical Latin, [nuːˈɡaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [nuˈɡaː.lis].