initialis

Latin

Etymology

From initium (“a beginning”) +‎ -ālis, from ineō (“go in, make a start”), from in (“in, into”) + eō (“go”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /i.ni.tiˈaː.lis/, [ɪ.nɪ.tɪˈaː.lɪs]

Adjective

initiālis (neuter initiāle); third declension

  1. initial, first, incipient

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative initiālis initiāle initiālēs initiālia
genitive initiālis initiālium
dative initiālī initiālibus
accusative initiālem initiāle initiālēs, initiālīs initiālia
ablative initiālī initiālibus
vocative initiālis initiāle initiālēs initiālia

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • initialis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • initialis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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