LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

persōnālis

persōnālis (neuter persōnāle, adverb persōnāliter)
Classical[pɛr.soːˈnaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[per.soˈnaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationpersonal; of or belonging to a person

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepersōnālispersōnālispersōnāle
genitivepersōnālispersōnālispersōnālis
dativepersōnālīpersōnālīpersōnālī
accusativepersōnālempersōnālempersōnāle
ablativepersōnālīpersōnālīpersōnālī
vocativepersōnālispersōnālispersōnāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepersōnālēspersōnālēspersōnālia
genitivepersōnāliumpersōnāliumpersōnālium
dativepersōnālibuspersōnālibuspersōnālibus
accusativepersōnālīs
persōnālēs		persōnālīs
persōnālēs		persōnālia
ablativepersōnālibuspersōnālibuspersōnālibus
vocativepersōnālēspersōnālēspersōnālia

persōnālis, e, adj. persona,
I. of or belonging to a person, personal (jurid. Lat.): usus, Dig. 8, 3, 37: tale beneficium personale est, ib. 24, 3, 13: actiones, ib. 50, 16, 178.—
II. In gram.: verbum, a personal verb, i.e. a verb which has three persons in each number.—Adv.: persōnālĭter, personally: etiamsi personaliter ignoramus qui sint Lares, etc., Arn. 3, 124: loqui, Salv. Gub. D. 6; Ambros. Spir. Sanc. 3, 11, § 81.—
B. In gram.. dicere, i.e. with a person expressed or implied, Gell. 15, 13, 9: adverbia personaliter fiunt, Asper. 1732 P.

Origins

Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin persōnālis From persōna (“person”) + -ālis.

Descendants
  • Catalanpersonal
  • Englishpersonal
  • Englishpersonnel
  • Frenchpersonnel
  • Italianpersonale
  • Portuguesepessoal
  • Romanianpersonal
  • Spanishpersonal
  • Galicianpersoal
  • Piedmontesepërsonal

Quick answers

What does persōnālis mean in Latin?
persōnālis, a adjective, means “personal; of or belonging to a person”.
How do you pronounce persōnālis?
In classical Latin, [pɛr.soːˈnaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [per.soˈnaː.lis].