adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
tortilis
tortilis (neuter tortile)
Meaning
- two terminationtwisted, coiled
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tortilis | tortilis | tortile |
| genitive | tortilis | tortilis | tortilis |
| dative | tortilī | tortilī | tortilī |
| accusative | tortilem | tortilem | tortile |
| ablative | tortilī | tortilī | tortilī |
| vocative | tortilis | tortilis | tortile |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tortilēs | tortilēs | tortilia |
| genitive | tortilium | tortilium | tortilium |
| dative | tortilibus | tortilibus | tortilibus |
| accusative | tortilīs tortilēs | tortilīs tortilēs | tortilia |
| ablative | tortilibus | tortilibus | tortilibus |
| vocative | tortilēs | tortilēs | tortilia |
tortĭlis, e, adj. torqueo,
I. twisted, twined, winding (poet. and in post-Aug. prose;
syn. sinuosus): aurum, i. e. a golden chain, Verg. A. 7, 351: bucina, Ov. M. 1, 336: ansa, id. H. 16, 252: piscis, crooked, id. M. 13, 915: nervi, Luc. 6, 198: pampinus, Plin. 9, 51, 74, § 163.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
tortilis e, adj.
TARC-, twisted, twined, winding, coiled : Aurum, i. e. a golden chain , V.: ansa, O.: piscis, O.
Origins
From tortus, from torqueō.
Descendants
- Italiantortile
- Italiantortiglia
- Spanishtórtil
- Spanishtorzal
- Englishtortile
- Italiantortigliarefrom Vulgar Latin *tortiliāre
- Italianattortigliarefrom Vulgar Latin *tortiliāre
In English words that came into English from tortilis
- tortiletortilis