LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

verticālis

verticālis (neuter verticāle, adverb verticāliter)
Classical[wɛr.tɪˈkaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ver.tiˈkaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. EcclesiasticalLatinMedieval Latintwo terminationhighest in the hierarchy
  2. New Latintwo terminationlocated over the head, vertically above
  3. New Latintwo terminationwhirling

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeverticālisverticālisverticāle
genitiveverticālisverticālisverticālis
dativeverticālīverticālīverticālī
accusativeverticālemverticālemverticāle
ablativeverticālīverticālīverticālī
vocativeverticālisverticālisverticāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeverticālēsverticālēsverticālia
genitiveverticāliumverticāliumverticālium
dativeverticālibusverticālibusverticālibus
accusativeverticālīs
verticālēs		verticālīs
verticālēs		verticālia
ablativeverticālibusverticālibusverticālibus
vocativeverticālēsverticālēsverticālia

Origins

Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin verticālis From verticis (“vortex, crown of the head (genitive)”) + -ālis.

Descendants
  • Catalanvertical
  • Englishverticalfrom Middle French vertical
  • Frenchverticalfrom Middle French vertical
  • Germanvertikal
  • Italianverticale
  • Occitanvertical
  • Portuguesevertical
  • Spanishvertical
  • Danishvertikal
  • Galicianvertical

Quick answers

What does verticālis mean in Latin?
verticālis, a adjective, means “highest in the hierarchy; located over the head, vertically above; whirling”.
How do you pronounce verticālis?
In classical Latin, [wɛr.tɪˈkaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ver.tiˈkaː.lis].