rivalis

rivalis

See also: rivális

Latin

Etymology

    From rīvus (brook; channel) + -ālis.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    rīvālis (neuter rīvāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

    1. Of or pertaining to a brook.

    Declension

    Third-declension two-termination adjective.

    singular plural
    masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
    nominative rīvālis rīvāle rīvālēs rīvālia
    genitive rīvālis rīvālium
    dative rīvālī rīvālibus
    accusative rīvālem rīvāle rīvālīs
    rīvālēs
    rīvālia
    ablative rīvālī rīvālibus
    vocative rīvālis rīvāle rīvālēs rīvālia

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Galician: Rial (toponym)
    • Italian: rivale, riale, Riale (toponym)

    Noun

    rīvālis m (genitive rīvālis); third declension

    1. Someone who uses the same brook or stream as another; someone who has the same mistress as another; competitor (in love); rival.

    Declension

    Third-declension noun (i-stem).

    Descendants

    References

    • rivalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • rivalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • "rivalis", 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)
    • rivalis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.