formidalis

Latin

Etymology

formīdō (“to fear, dread”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, relational adjective suffix)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [fɔr.miːˈdaː.lɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [for.miˈdaː.lis]

Adjective

formīdālis (neuter formīdāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (Medieval Latin, rare) fearful, frightening, terrible

   Synonyms: formīdābilis, horribilis, īnfandus, terribilis

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	formīdālis	formīdāle		formīdālēs	formīdālia
genitive	formīdālis			formīdālium
dative	formīdālī			formīdālibus
accusative	formīdālem	formīdāle		formīdālīs formīdālēs	formīdālia
ablative	formīdālī			formīdālibus
vocative	formīdālis	formīdāle		formīdālēs	formīdālia

Related terms

• formīdābilis
• formīdāmen
• formīdō
• formīdulōsus

Descendants

• → Italian: formidale (learned)

References

• "formidalis", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)