cervicalis

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ker.u̯iːˈkaː.lis/, [kɛru̯iːˈkäːlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃer.viˈka.lis/, [t͡ʃerviˈkäːlis]

Etymology 1

From cervīx (“the neck, nape”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Adjective

cervīcālis (neuter cervīcāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (New Latin)

1. (anatomy, relational) of or pertaining to the neck; cervical

Inflection

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	cervīcālis	cervīcāle		cervīcālēs	cervīcālia
Genitive	cervīcālis			cervīcālium
Dative	cervīcālī			cervīcālibus
Accusative	cervīcālem	cervīcāle		cervīcālēs cervīcālīs	cervīcālia
Ablative	cervīcālī			cervīcālibus
Vocative	cervīcālis	cervīcāle		cervīcālēs	cervīcālia

Descendants

• → French: cervical
  • → English: cervical

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

cervīcālis n

1. genitive singular of cervīcal