adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
officiālis1
officiālis (neuter officiāle, adverb officiāliter)
Classical[ɔf.fɪ.kiˈaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[of.fi.t͡ʃiˈaː.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationofficial
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | officiālis | officiālis | officiāle |
| genitive | officiālis | officiālis | officiālis |
| dative | officiālī | officiālī | officiālī |
| accusative | officiālem | officiālem | officiāle |
| ablative | officiālī | officiālī | officiālī |
| vocative | officiālis | officiālis | officiāle |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | officiālēs | officiālēs | officiālia |
| genitive | officiālium | officiālium | officiālium |
| dative | officiālibus | officiālibus | officiālibus |
| accusative | officiālīs officiālēs | officiālīs officiālēs | officiālia |
| ablative | officiālibus | officiālibus | officiālibus |
| vocative | officiālēs | officiālēs | officiālia |
offĭcĭālis, e, adj. officium,
I. of or belonging to duty, office, or service, official (post-class.).
I. Adj.:
libri officiales, which treat of duties, Lact. 6, 11, 9; 6, 18, 15: operae, official performances, Dig. 38, 1, 6.— II. Subst.: offĭcĭālis, is, m., a magistrate's servant or attendant, an official (for the class. apparitor), App. M. 1, p. 113 fin.:
praefecti, Dig. 36, 4, 5; Paul. Sent. 5, 12, 6: universi officiales diversorum officiorum, Cod. Th. 8, 7, 2; Inscr. Orell. 2952.—B. In gen., a servant, attendant:
aemulationi occurrant necesse est officiales suae, ira, discordia, odium, Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 25.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der. Proto-Italic *opis Latin ops Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-faks Latin -fex Latin opifex Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin opificium Latin officium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin officiālis From officium + -ālis.