LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

prī̆ncipiālis

prī̆ncipiālis (neuter prī̆ncipiāle)
Classical[priːŋ.kɪ.piˈaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[prin̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.piˈaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationoriginal (from the beginning)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprī̆ncipiālisprī̆ncipiālisprī̆ncipiāle
genitiveprī̆ncipiālisprī̆ncipiālisprī̆ncipiālis
dativeprī̆ncipiālīprī̆ncipiālīprī̆ncipiālī
accusativeprī̆ncipiālemprī̆ncipiālemprī̆ncipiāle
ablativeprī̆ncipiālīprī̆ncipiālīprī̆ncipiālī
vocativeprī̆ncipiālisprī̆ncipiālisprī̆ncipiāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprī̆ncipiālēsprī̆ncipiālēsprī̆ncipiālia
genitiveprī̆ncipiāliumprī̆ncipiāliumprī̆ncipiālium
dativeprī̆ncipiālibusprī̆ncipiālibusprī̆ncipiālibus
accusativeprī̆ncipiālīs
prī̆ncipiālēs		prī̆ncipiālīs
prī̆ncipiālēs		prī̆ncipiālia
ablativeprī̆ncipiālibusprī̆ncipiālibusprī̆ncipiālibus
vocativeprī̆ncipiālēsprī̆ncipiālēsprī̆ncipiālia

princĭpĭālis, e, adj. principium,
I. that is from the beginning, original (poet.): tempus, Lucr. 5, 246: levor, id. 2, 423.

Origins

Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin prī̆ncipiālis From prī̆ncipium + -ālis.

Descendants
  • Englishprincipial

Quick answers

What does prī̆ncipiālis mean in Latin?
prī̆ncipiālis, a adjective, means “original (from the beginning)”.
How do you pronounce prī̆ncipiālis?
In classical Latin, [priːŋ.kɪ.piˈaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [prin̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.piˈaː.lis].