formalis

See also: formális

Latin

Etymology

From fōrma +‎ -ālis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /foːrˈmaː.lis/, [foːrˈmäːlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /forˈma.lis/, [forˈmäːlis]

Adjective

fōrmālis (neuter fōrmāle, adverb formāliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. formal
2. theoretical
3. titular
4. serving as a model

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	fōrmālis	fōrmāle		fōrmālēs	fōrmālia
Genitive	fōrmālis			fōrmālium
Dative	fōrmālī			fōrmālibus
Accusative	fōrmālem	fōrmāle		fōrmālēs fōrmālīs	fōrmālia
Ablative	fōrmālī			fōrmālibus
Vocative	fōrmālis	fōrmāle		fōrmālēs	fōrmālia

Descendants

• Catalan: formal
• English: formal
• French: formel
• Galician: formal

• Italian: formale
• Portuguese: formal
• Romanian: formal
• Spanish: formal

References

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