cardinālis

cardin-ālis zur Türangel gehörig;

cardinālis, e (cardo), I) zur Türangel gehörig, scapi c., die Zapfenschenkel einer Tür, Vitr. 4, 6, [996] 4. – II) übtr., vorzüglich, Haupt-, venti, Serv. Verg. Aen. 1, 131. Isid. 13, 11, 14: virtutes, Ambros. expos. in Luc. 5. § 49 u. de exc. fratr. Sat. 1. § 57. Hieron. in Marc. 1, 16 sqq.: presbyter, Oberältester,Greg. ep. 1, 6: episcopus, Kardinal, ibid. 2, 6. – in der Gramm., numeri c. (unus, duo, tres etc.), Prisc. de fig. num. 4, 19. p. 412, 27 K.

From cardō “Türangel” +‎ -ālis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kar.dɪˈnaː.lɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [kar.d̪iˈnaː.lis]

Adjective

cardinālis (neuter cardināle); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. of or pertaining to a door hinge
2. principal, chief, cardinal; that upon which something depends

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	cardinālis	cardināle		cardinālēs	cardinālia
genitive	cardinālis			cardinālium
dative	cardinālī			cardinālibus
accusative	cardinālem	cardināle		cardinālēs cardinālīs	cardinālia
ablative	cardinālī			cardinālibus
vocative	cardinālis	cardināle		cardinālēs	cardinālia