LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

pedālis

pedālis (neuter pedāle)
Classical[pɛˈdaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[peˈdaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. relationaltwo terminationfoot
  2. two terminationmeasuring one foot long

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Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepedālispedālispedāle
genitivepedālispedālispedālis
dativepedālīpedālīpedālī
accusativepedālempedālempedāle
ablativepedālīpedālīpedālī
vocativepedālispedālispedāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepedālēspedālēspedālia
genitivepedāliumpedāliumpedālium
dativepedālibuspedālibuspedālibus
accusativepedālīs
pedālēs		pedālīs
pedālēs		pedālia
ablativepedālibuspedālibuspedālibus
vocativepedālēspedālēspedālia

pĕdālis, e, adj. pes,
I. of or belonging to the foot, foot-.
I. In gen.; hence, subst.: pĕdālis, is, f. (sc. solea), a slipper, Petr 56.—
II. In partic., of the size of a foot, of a foot, as a measure; a foot in length, breadth, thickness, etc.: sol mihi videtur quasi pedalis, a foot in diameter, Cic. Ac. 2, 26, 82; cf. Sen. Q. N. 1, 3, 10: transtra ex pedalibus in latitudinem trabibus, Caes. B. G. 3, 13: longitudo, Col. 4, 7, 3: crassitudo, Plin. 17, 8, 4, § 47: altitudo, id. 20, 22, 91, § 247: spatium, Col. 4, 16, 2: intervalla, Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 21: sulcus, id. 17, 20, 33, § 146.—Subst.: pĕdālis, is, f., a measure; in gen.: tuae praecisionis, Vulg. Jer. 51, 13.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  3. Proto-Italic*pets
  4. Latinpedālis

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin pedālis From pēs + -ālis.

Descendants
  • Englishpedal
  • Frenchpédal
  • Italianpedale
  • Frenchpédalefrom Italian pedale
  • Romanianpedalăfrom Italian pedale
  • Portuguesepedal
  • Spanishpedal
  • Catalanpedalfrom Spanish pedal
  • Asturianpeal
  • Asturianpial

Quick answers

What does pedālis mean in Latin?
pedālis, a adjective, means “foot; measuring one foot long”.
How do you pronounce pedālis?
In classical Latin, [pɛˈdaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [peˈdaː.lis].
Where does pedālis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ped- → Proto-Indo-European *pṓds → Proto-Italic *pets → Latin pedālis.