modalis

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *med-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Italic *medos

Latin modus

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin modālis

From modus + -ālis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [mɔˈdaː.lɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [moˈdaː.lis]

Adjective

modālis (neuter modāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (Medieval Latin)

1. pertaining to a mode

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	modālis	modāle		modālēs	modālia
genitive	modālis			modālium
dative	modālī			modālibus
accusative	modālem	modāle		modālīs modālēs	modālia
ablative	modālī			modālibus
vocative	modālis	modāle		modālēs	modālia

Descendants

• → French: modal (learned)