LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

rēgālis

rēgālis (neuter rēgāle, adverb rēgāliter)
Classical[reːˈɡaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[reˈɡaː.lis]
rēgālēs pl. nom. m./f.; pl. acc. m./f.; pl. voc. m./f.

Meaning

  1. two terminationregal, royal
  2. two terminationof or pertaining to a king

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Regius · Regalis

Regius means, what belongs to a king, and descends from kings; regalis, what is suitable to a king, and worthy of him. (iv. 93 v. 48.)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerēgālisrēgālisrēgāle
genitiverēgālisrēgālisrēgālis
dativerēgālīrēgālīrēgālī
accusativerēgālemrēgālemrēgāle
ablativerēgālīrēgālīrēgālī
vocativerēgālisrēgālisrēgāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerēgālēsrēgālēsrēgālia
genitiverēgāliumrēgāliumrēgālium
dativerēgālibusrēgālibusrēgālibus
accusativerēgālīs
rēgālēs		rēgālīs
rēgālēs		rēgālia
ablativerēgālibusrēgālibusrēgālibus
vocativerēgālēsrēgālēsrēgālia

rēgālis, e. adj. rex,
I. of or belonging to a king, kingly, royal, regal.
I. Lit.
A. Adj.: regalis corporis custodias agere, Naev. ap. Non. p. 323, 1: genus civitatis. Cic. Rep. 2, 23, 41; id. Leg. 3, 7, 15; cf.: res publica, id. Rep. 3, 35, 47: nomen, id. ib. 2, 30, 53 (shortly afterwards: nomen regis): imperium, id. ib. 1, 38, 60: sceptrum, Ov. M. 5, 422: domus, id. ib. 1, 171: praesidium, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 30: nomisma, id. ib. 2, 1, 234: virtus et sapientia, Cic. Rep. 2, 12, 24: quiddam praestans et regale, id. ib. 1, 45, 69; cf.: ut sapere, sic divinare regale ducebant, id. Div. 1, 40, 89: virgo, a king's daughter, Ov. A. A. 1, 697.—Poet.: comae, i. e. of Lavinia, Verg. A. 7, 75: carmen, treating of kings, Ov. P. 4, 16, 9: scriptum, id. Tr. 2, 553: situs pyramidum, Hor. C. 3, 30, 2: regalia fulmina, quorum vi tangitur vel comitium vel principalia urbis liberae loca, quorum significatio regnum civitati minatur, Caecin. ap. Sen. Q. N. 2, 49, 2.— Comp.: regum rex regalior, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 45. — Sup.: munus, quod regalissimum est, Jul. Val. Res Gest. Alex. 2, 30. —
B. Subst.: rēgāles, ĭum, m.
1. Those belonging to a royal family, princes of the blood royal, βασιλικοί: regales decem, Amm. 16, 12, 26; so Cod. Th. 7, 19; cf. Gramm. ap. Putsch. p. 2205.—
2. REGALIVM ORDO, an unexplained phrase in an inscr. at Formiae, Inscr. Orell. 3884.—
C. Subst.: rēgālĭa, ĭum, the residence of the king, Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 9, 30; 11, 17.— Hence, trop.: animae regalia in capite, Cael. Aur. Acut. 1, 8, 56.—
II. Transf., usual with kings, worthy of a king, regal, splendid: ornatus, Cic. Fin. 2, 21, 69: sententia, id. Off. 1, 13, 38: luxus, Verg. A. 1, 637: cultus, Hor. C. 4, 9, 15: divitiae, id. Ep. 1, 12, 6: impendia, Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 110: animus, Liv. 27, 19 et saep.—Hence, adv.: rēgā-lĭter, royally, regally; in a good sense, splendidly, magnificently: sacrificio regaliter Minervae confecto, Liv. 42, 51, 2: revocatus, Amm. 30, 1. 4. — Comp.: postea vero regalius initiabatur, Jul. Val. Res Gest. Alex. 1, 7.—
2. In a bad sense, despotically, domineeringly: precibus minas regaliter addere, Ov. M. 2, 397: turgidus, Amm. 29, 1, 18.

Origins

Derived from the oblique stem reg- of rēx (“king”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjective-forming derivational suffix).

Inherited
  • Catalanreial
  • Italianreale
  • Occitanreial
  • Occitanreiau
  • Portugueserealfrom Old Galician-Portuguese real
  • Englishrealfrom Old Galician-Portuguese real
  • Portugueserialfrom Old Galician-Portuguese real
  • Spanishreal
  • Old Frenchroial
  • Asturianrialfrom Old Leonese real
Borrowed
  • Englishregalfrom Old French regal
  • Italianregale
  • Romanianregalfrom Italian regale
  • Middle Frenchregalfrom Old French regal
  • Friulianregâlfrom Italian regale

Quick answers

What does rēgālis mean in Latin?
rēgālis, a adjective, means “regal, royal; of or pertaining to a king”.
How do you pronounce rēgālis?
In classical Latin, [reːˈɡaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈɡaː.lis].