LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

occipitālis

occipitālis (neuter occipitāle)
Classical[ɔk.kɪ.pɪˈtaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ot.t͡ʃi.piˈtaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latintwo terminationoccipital (of or pertaining to the occiput)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeoccipitālisoccipitālisoccipitāle
genitiveoccipitālisoccipitālisoccipitālis
dativeoccipitālīoccipitālīoccipitālī
accusativeoccipitālemoccipitālemoccipitāle
ablativeoccipitālīoccipitālīoccipitālī
vocativeoccipitālisoccipitālisoccipitāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeoccipitālēsoccipitālēsoccipitālia
genitiveoccipitāliumoccipitāliumoccipitālium
dativeoccipitālibusoccipitālibusoccipitālibus
accusativeoccipitālīs
occipitālēs
occipitālīs
occipitālēs
occipitālia
ablativeoccipitālibusoccipitālibusoccipitālibus
vocativeoccipitālēsoccipitālēsoccipitālia

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Latin occiput Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin occipitālis From occiput + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishoccipitalis
  • Englishoccipitalfrom Middle French occipital
  • Frenchoccipitalfrom Middle French occipital
  • Italianoccipitale
  • Sicilianuccipitali

In English words that came into English from occipitālis

  • occipitaloccipitālis
  • occipitalisoccipitālis
  • postoccipitalpostoccipitālis

Quick answers

What does occipitālis mean in Latin?
occipitālis, a adjective, means “occipital (of or pertaining to the occiput)”.
How do you pronounce occipitālis?
In classical Latin, [ɔk.kɪ.pɪˈtaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ot.t͡ʃi.piˈtaː.lis].
Which English words come from occipitālis?
English words that go back to Latin occipitālis include occipital, occipitalis and postoccipital.