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cardinalis.

of or pertaining to a door hinge

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[kar.dɪˈnaː.lɪs]Classical-Latin[kar.diˈnaː.lis]

  1. of or pertaining to a door hinge

    declension-3 · two-termination

  2. principal, chief, cardinal; that upon which something depends

    declension-3 · two-termination
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin cardō Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin cardinālis From cardō (“door hinge”) + -ālis.

noun[kar.dɪˈnaː.lɪs]Classical-Latin[kar.diˈnaː.lis]

  1. cardinal; originally chief presbyter

    Ecclesiastical · Latin · declension-3

  2. cardinal numeral

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin cardō Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin cardinālis From cardō (“door hinge”) + -ālis.

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