LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

ūniversālis

ūniversālis (neuter ūniversāle, adverb ūniversāliter)
Classical[uː.nɪ.wɛrˈsaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[u.ni.verˈsaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationuniversal
  2. two terminationgeneral

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeūniversālisūniversālisūniversāle
genitiveūniversālisūniversālisūniversālis
dativeūniversālīūniversālīūniversālī
accusativeūniversālemūniversālemūniversāle
ablativeūniversālīūniversālīūniversālī
vocativeūniversālisūniversālisūniversāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeūniversālēsūniversālēsūniversālia
genitiveūniversāliumūniversāliumūniversālium
dativeūniversālibusūniversālibusūniversālibus
accusativeūniversālīs
ūniversālēs
ūniversālīs
ūniversālēs
ūniversālia
ablativeūniversālibusūniversālibusūniversālibus
vocativeūniversālēsūniversālēsūniversālia

ūnĭversālis, e, adj. universus,
I. of or belonging to all or the whole, universal (post-Aug.): praecepta universalia vel perpetualia, Quint. 2, 13, 14; so, quaestiones, id. 3, 5, 5; 3, 5, 12: vox, id. 8, 5, 3: nihil inveniebam aut proprium aut universale, Plin. Ep. 10, 71, 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūniversālis

Latin versus Latin ūniversus Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin ūniversālis From ūniversus + -ālis.

Descendants
  • Catalanuniversal
  • Germanuniversal
  • Italianuniversale
  • Occitanuniversal
  • Frenchuniverselfrom Old French universal
  • Englishuniversalfrom Old French universal
  • Portugueseuniversal
  • Romanianuniversal
  • Spanishuniversal
  • Danishuniversal

Quick answers

What does ūniversālis mean in Latin?
ūniversālis, a adjective, means “universal; general”.
How do you pronounce ūniversālis?
In classical Latin, [uː.nɪ.wɛrˈsaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [u.ni.verˈsaː.lis].
Where does ūniversālis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ís? → Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos → Proto-Italic *oinos → Old Latin oinos → Latin ūniversālis.