dentalis

Latin

Etymology

From dēns (“a tooth”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /denˈtaː.lis/, [d̪ɛn̪ˈt̪äːlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /denˈta.lis/, [d̪en̪ˈt̪äːlis]

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Adjective

dentālis (neuter dentāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (Late Latin)

1. bearing or furnished with small toothlike projections
2. dental (of or pertaining to the teeth)

   Synonym: dentārius

Inflection

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	dentālis	dentāle		dentālēs	dentālia
Genitive	dentālis			dentālium
Dative	dentālī			dentālibus
Accusative	dentālem	dentāle		dentālēs dentālīs	dentālia
Ablative	dentālī			dentālibus
Vocative	dentālis	dentāle		dentālēs	dentālia

Related terms

• dēns
• dentālia
• dentārius
• dentātus
• denticulātus
• denticulus
• dentidūcum
• dentifrangibulus
• dentifricium
• dentilegus
• dentiō
• dentix

 

Descendants

• → Catalan: dental
• → English: dental
• → French: dental
• → Galician: dental
• → Italian: dentale
• → Occitan: dental
• → Portuguese: dental
• → Spanish: dental