adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
pectorālis
pectorālis (neuter pectorāle)
Classical[pɛk.tɔˈraː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[pek.toˈraː.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationof or pertaining to the chest or breast
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pectorālis | pectorālis | pectorāle |
| genitive | pectorālis | pectorālis | pectorālis |
| dative | pectorālī | pectorālī | pectorālī |
| accusative | pectorālem | pectorālem | pectorāle |
| ablative | pectorālī | pectorālī | pectorālī |
| vocative | pectorālis | pectorālis | pectorāle |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pectorālēs | pectorālēs | pectorālia |
| genitive | pectorālium | pectorālium | pectorālium |
| dative | pectorālibus | pectorālibus | pectorālibus |
| accusative | pectorālīs pectorālēs | pectorālīs pectorālēs | pectorālia |
| ablative | pectorālibus | pectorālibus | pectorālibus |
| vocative | pectorālēs | pectorālēs | pectorālia |
pectŏrālis, e, adj. pectus,
I. of or belonging to the breast, breast-, pectoral:
pectorale os, the breast-bone, Cels. 8, 1: tunicula, Amm. 14, 9, 7: cinctum, App. M. 11, p. 261, 36: fascia, Vulg. Isa. 3, 24 (Hier. in loc., Vulg. Jer. 2, 32).—Hence, II. Subst.: pectŏrāle, is, n., a breast-plate, Varr. L. L. 5, § 115 Müll.; Plin. 34, 7, 18, § 43.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin pectorālis From pectus (“chest, breast”) + -ālis.
Descendants
- Catalanpectoral
- Catalanpitral
- Englishpectoral
- Frenchpectoral
- Italianpettorale
- Frenchpoitrailfrom Old French peitral
- Portuguesepeitoral
- Romanianpectoral
- Spanishpectoral
- Spanishpetral
In English words that came into English from pectorālis
- pectoralpectorālis
- pectoralispectorālis