ventralis

Latin

Etymology

From venter (“the belly, abdomen”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯enˈtraː.lis/, [u̯ɛn̪ˈt̪räːlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /venˈtra.lis/, [ven̪ˈt̪räːlis]

Adjective

ventrālis (neuter ventrāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. ventral; of or pertaining to the belly

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	ventrālis	ventrāle		ventrālēs	ventrālia
Genitive	ventrālis			ventrālium
Dative	ventrālī			ventrālibus
Accusative	ventrālem	ventrāle		ventrālēs ventrālīs	ventrālia
Ablative	ventrālī			ventrālibus
Vocative	ventrālis	ventrāle		ventrālēs	ventrālia

Antonyms

• (of the back): dorsālis

Related terms

• venter
• ventricola

Descendants

• English: ventral
• Italian: ventrale

References

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