principalis

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Latin

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Etymology

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From prīnceps +‎ -ālis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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prīncipālis (neuter prīncipāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. first, original
  2. chief, principal

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative prīncipālis prīncipāle prīncipālēs prīncipālia
Genitive prīncipālis prīncipālium
Dative prīncipālī prīncipālibus
Accusative prīncipālem prīncipāle prīncipālēs
prīncipālīs
prīncipālia
Ablative prīncipālī prīncipālibus
Vocative prīncipālis prīncipāle prīncipālēs prīncipālia

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • principalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • principalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • principalis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • principalis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • principalis in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016