turmalis

Latin

Etymology

turma (“troop, squadron”) +‎ -ālis

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /turˈmaː.lis/, [t̪ʊrˈmäːlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /turˈma.lis/, [t̪urˈmäːlis]

Adjective

turmālis (neuter turmāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (military) of or belonging to a troop or squadron
2. of the equestrian order

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	turmālis	turmāle		turmālēs	turmālia
Genitive	turmālis			turmālium
Dative	turmālī			turmālibus
Accusative	turmālem	turmāle		turmālēs turmālīs	turmālia
Ablative	turmālī			turmālibus
Vocative	turmālis	turmāle		turmālēs	turmālia

Descendants

• English: turmal

Noun

turmālis m (genitive turmālis); third declension

1. (military) member of a cavalry squadron, especially one's own
2. (military) a cavalry trumpet
3. (military) a horseman

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	turmālis	turmālēs
Genitive	turmālis	turmālium
Dative	turmālī	turmālibus
Accusative	turmālem	turmālēs turmālīs
Ablative	turmāle	turmālibus
Vocative	turmālis	turmālēs

References

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