Vestalis

Translingual

Vestalis gracilis

Etymology

From Latin.

Proper noun

Vestalis f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Calopterygidae – certain of the demoiselles.

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References

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯esˈtaː.lis/, [u̯ɛs̠ˈt̪äːlʲɪs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /vesˈta.lis/, [vesˈt̪äːlis]

Adjective

Vestālis (neuter Vestāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to Vesta, goddess of hearth and home.
  2. vestal

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative Vestālis Vestāle Vestālēs Vestālia
Genitive Vestālis Vestālium
Dative Vestālī Vestālibus
Accusative Vestālem Vestāle Vestālēs
Vestālīs
Vestālia
Ablative Vestālī Vestālibus
Vocative Vestālis Vestāle Vestālēs Vestālia

Noun

Vestālis f sg (genitive Vestālis); third declension

  1. A priestess of Vesta; a vestal virgin

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Vestālis
Genitive Vestālis
Dative Vestālī
Accusative Vestālem
Ablative Vestāle
Vocative Vestālis

References

  • Vestalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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