lateralis

Latin

Pronunciation

• laterālis: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /la.teˈraː.lis/, [ɫ̪ät̪ɛˈräːlʲɪs̠]
• laterālis: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /la.teˈra.lis/, [lät̪eˈräːlis]
• laterālīs: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /la.teˈraː.liːs/, [ɫ̪ät̪ɛˈräːlʲiːs̠]
• laterālīs: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /la.teˈra.lis/, [lät̪eˈräːlis]

Etymology 1

From latus (“the side, flank”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Adjective

laterālis (neuter laterāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. Of or belonging to the side; lateral.

   Antonym: mediālis

Inflection

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	laterālis	laterāle		laterālēs	laterālia
Genitive	laterālis			laterālium
Dative	laterālī			laterālibus
Accusative	laterālem	laterāle		laterālēs laterālīs	laterālia
Ablative	laterālī			laterālibus
Vocative	laterālis	laterāle		laterālēs	laterālia

Derived terms

• aequilaterālis
• bilaterālis
• laterālia (noun)

Descendants

• → Catalan: lateral
• → English: lateral
• → French: latéral
• Galician: ladral, → lateral
• → Italian: laterale
• → Portuguese: lateral
• → Romanian: lateral
• Spanish: adral, → lateral

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

laterālīs

1. accusative masculine/feminine plural of laterālis

References

• “lateralis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lateralis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.