adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
spīritālis
spīritālis (neuter spīritāle, adverb spīritāliter)
Classical[spiː.rɪˈtaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[spi.riˈtaː.lis]
spīrituālis
Meaning
- two terminationOf or pertaining to breathing, the wind or air.
- two terminationOf or pertaining to spirit; spiritual.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | spīritālis | spīritālis | spīritāle |
| genitive | spīritālis | spīritālis | spīritālis |
| dative | spīritālī | spīritālī | spīritālī |
| accusative | spīritālem | spīritālem | spīritāle |
| ablative | spīritālī | spīritālī | spīritālī |
| vocative | spīritālis | spīritālis | spīritāle |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | spīritālēs | spīritālēs | spīritālia |
| genitive | spīritālium | spīritālium | spīritālium |
| dative | spīritālibus | spīritālibus | spīritālibus |
| accusative | spīritālīs spīritālēs | spīritālīs spīritālēs | spīritālia |
| ablative | spīritālibus | spīritālibus | spīritālibus |
| vocative | spīritālēs | spīritālēs | spīritālia |
Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879
spīrĭtālis or spīrĭtŭālis (the MSS. vary between the two forms), e, adj. spiritus.
I. Of or belonging to breathing, to wind, or to air (post-Aug.): machinarum genus spiritale, quod apud eos (Graecos) πνευματικόν appellatur, a kind of wind-instrument, Vitr. 10, 1:
partes pulmonis, Veg. 5, 75, 1: fistula, an air-passage, Lact. Opif. Dei, 11: arteriae, Arn. 3, 108.—II. Of or belonging to spirit, spiritual (eccl. Lat.):
substantiae quaedam, Tert. Apol. 22: bellum, id. adv. Marc. 4, 20: si spiritali lacte pectus irriges, Prud. στεφ. 10, 13; Vulg. Gal. 6, 1; id. 1 Cor. 15, 44.—Hence, adv.: spīrĭtālĭter (spīrĭtŭāl-), spiritually: caro spiritaliter mundatur, Tert. Paptism. 4 fin., Vulg. 1 Cor. 2, 14; id. Apoc. 11, 8.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
- Latinspīritālis
Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin spīritālis From spīritus (“breath, breathing; air; spirit”) + -ālis, from spīrō (“breathe, respire; live”).