generalis

See also: generális

Latin

Etymology

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genus, generis +‎ -ālis

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡe.neˈraː.lis/, [ɡɛnɛˈräːlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒe.neˈra.lis/, [d͡ʒeneˈräːlis]

Adjective

generālis (neuter generāle, comparative generālior, superlative generālissimus, adverb generāliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. general, generic

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	generālis	generāle		generālēs	generālia
Genitive	generālis			generālium
Dative	generālī			generālibus
Accusative	generālem	generāle		generālēs generālīs	generālia
Ablative	generālī			generālibus
Vocative	generālis	generāle		generālēs	generālia

Derived terms

• generāliter (adverb)

Descendants

• Catalan: general
• English: general
• Esperanto: ĝenerala
• French: général
• Italian: generale
• Portuguese: geral, general
• Romanian: general
• Spanish: general

References

• “generalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “generalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• generalis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.