noun · neuterthird declension
ratiōnāle
ratiōnāle n (genitive ratiōnālis)
Meaning
- The breastplate worn by Israelite high priests (Translation of λογεῖον (logeîon) or λόγιον (lógion, “oracle”) in the Septuagint version of Exodus 28.)
Rationale quoque iudicii facies opere polymito iuxta texturam superumeralis ex auro hyacintho et purpura coccoque bis tincto et bysso retorta (And you shall make the breastplate of judgment with skillful work; like the work of the ephod you shall make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shall you make it.)
Vulgate Bible, Exodus 28:15 - a rationale worn by a bishop
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ratiōnāle | ratiōnālia |
| genitive | ratiōnālis | ratiōnālium |
| dative | ratiōnālī | ratiōnālibus |
| accusative | ratiōnāle | ratiōnālia |
| ablative | ratiōnālī | ratiōnālibus |
| vocative | ratiōnāle | ratiōnālia |