specialis

See also: speciális

Latin

Etymology

Derived from speci(ēs) (“kind”, “type”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /spe.kiˈaː.lis/, [s̠pɛkiˈäːlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /spe.t͡ʃiˈa.lis/, [spet͡ʃiˈäːlis]

Adjective

speciālis (neuter speciāle, adverb speciāliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. specific

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	speciālis	speciāle		speciālēs	speciālia
Genitive	speciālis			speciālium
Dative	speciālī			speciālibus
Accusative	speciālem	speciāle		speciālēs speciālīs	speciālia
Ablative	speciālī			speciālibus
Vocative	speciālis	speciāle		speciālēs	speciālia

Derived terms

• speciāliter

Descendants

• → Dutch: speciaal
• → English: special
• → French: spécial
• → German: spezial
• → Romanian: special
• Italian: speciale
• Occitan: especial
• Portuguese: especial
• Spanish: especial

References

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