LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

terminālis

terminālis (neuter termināle)
Classical[tɛr.mɪˈnaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ter.miˈnaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. relationaltwo terminationboundary; terminal
  2. two terminationfinal, concluding

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Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeterminālisterminālistermināle
genitiveterminālisterminālisterminālis
dativeterminālīterminālīterminālī
accusativeterminālemterminālemtermināle
ablativeterminālīterminālīterminālī
vocativeterminālisterminālistermināle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeterminālēsterminālēsterminālia
genitivetermināliumtermināliumterminālium
dativeterminālibusterminālibusterminālibus
accusativeterminālīs
terminālēs		terminālīs
terminālēs		terminālia
ablativeterminālibusterminālibusterminālibus
vocativeterminālēsterminālēsterminālia

termĭnālis, e, adj. terminus.
I. Of or belonging to boundaries, boundary-, terminal: pali, Tert. Jejun. 11 fin.: lapides, Amm. 18, 2, 15: arbores, Paul. Sent. 5, 22, 2: plagarum terminalium accolae, Amm. 31, 10, 3.—Hence,
B. Subst.: Termĭna-lĭa, ĭum, n., the festival of Terminus (the god of boundaries), held on the 23d of Feb., Varr. L. L. 6, § 13 Müll.; Ov. F. 2, 639 sq.; Cic. Att. 6, 1, 1; id. Phil. 12, 10, 24; Liv. 43, 11, 13; 45, 44, 3; Hor. Epod. 2, 59; Macr. S. 1, 13; Lact. Mort. Persec. 12.—
II. Of or belonging to the end, final, concluding: sententia, final decision, Cod. Just. 4, 31, 14: tuba, announcing the conclusion of the play, App. M. 10, p. 253, 22: o (littera), i. e. at the end of the word, Prisc. p. 1010 P.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ter-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*térmn̥
  4. Proto-Italic*termn̥
  5. Proto-Italic*term(e)nos
  6. Latinterminālis

Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin terminālis From terminus + -ālis.

Descendants
  • Catalanterminal
  • Englishterminal
  • Frenchterminal
  • Romanianterminalfrom French terminal
  • Germanterminal
  • Italianterminale
  • Occitanterminal
  • Portugueseterminal
  • Spanishterminal
  • Asturianterminal

Quick answers

What does terminālis mean in Latin?
terminālis, a adjective, means “boundary; terminal; final, concluding”.
How do you pronounce terminālis?
In classical Latin, [tɛr.mɪˈnaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ter.miˈnaː.lis].
Where does terminālis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-? → Proto-Indo-European *ter-? → Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ → Proto-Italic *termn̥ → Proto-Italic *term(e)nos → Latin terminālis.