maialis

Latin

Alternative forms

majālis

Etymology

Maia +‎ -ālis (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “explanation needed”)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /mai̯ˈi̯aː.lis/, [mäi̯ˈi̯äːlʲɪs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /maˈja.lis/, [mäˈjäːlis]

Noun

maiālis m (genitive maiālis); third declension

barrow, castrated pig
swine (term of abuse)

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, ablative singular in -e or -ī).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	maiālis	maiālēs
Genitive	maiālis	maiālium
Dative	maiālī	maiālibus
Accusative	maiālem	maiālēs maiālīs
Ablative	maiāle maiālī	maiālibus
Vocative	maiālis	maiālēs

Descendants

Italian: maiale
- → Ligurian: maiâle
Old Occitan: maial
- Occitan: maial
Catalan: maial

References

maialis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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