ovalis

See also: ovális

Latin

Etymology 1

ōvum +‎ -ālis

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ōvālis (neuter ōvāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. egg- (relational)
2. (Medieval Latin) egg-shaped

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	ōvālis	ōvāle		ōvālēs	ōvālia
genitive	ōvālis			ōvālium
dative	ōvālī			ōvālibus
accusative	ōvālem	ōvāle		ōvālīs ōvālēs	ōvālia
ablative	ōvālī			ōvālibus
vocative	ōvālis	ōvāle		ōvālēs	ōvālia

Descendants

• English: oval
• German: oval
• French: ovale
• Italian: ovale
• Spanish: oval

Etymology 2

From ovō +‎ -ālis.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ovālis (neuter ovāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. Of or pertaining to an ovation or triumph

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	ovālis	ovāle		ovālēs	ovālia
genitive	ovālis			ovālium
dative	ovālī			ovālibus
accusative	ovālem	ovāle		ovālīs ovālēs	ovālia
ablative	ovālī			ovālibus
vocative	ovālis	ovāle		ovālēs	ovālia

References

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