moralis

Latin

Etymology

From mos (“manner, custom, way; law”). First used by Cicero, to translate Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós, “moral”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /moːˈraː.lis/

Adjective

mōrālis m, f (neuter mōrāle); third declension

1. Of or pertaining to manners, morals or ethics; moral.

Inflection

Third declension, neuter nominative singular in -e.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
nominative	mōrālis	mōrāle		mōrālēs	mōrālia
genitive	mōrālis	mōrālis		mōrālium	mōrālium
dative	mōrālī	mōrālī		mōrālibus	mōrālibus
accusative	mōrālem	mōrāle		mōrālēs	mōrālia
ablative	mōrālī	mōrālī		mōrālibus	mōrālibus
vocative	mōrālis	mōrāle		mōrālēs	mōrālia

Derived terms

• mōrālitās
• mōrāliter

Descendants

• English: moral
• Italian: morale

References

• moralis in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
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