"specialis" meaning in Latin

See specialis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [spɛ.kiˈaː.lɪs] [Classical-Latin], [spe.t͡ʃiˈaː.lis] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Derived from speci(ēs) (“kind”, “type”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival derivational suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|speciēs<alt:speci(ēs)><t:kind, t>|-ālis}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-iēs", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "speciēs", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ālis", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ālis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "specialis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="specialis">, {{suffix|la|speciēs|ālis|alt1=speci(ēs)|pos2=adjectival derivational suffix|t1=kind”, “type|t2=-al}} speci(ēs) (“kind”, “type”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival derivational suffix) Head templates: {{la-adj|speciālis|adv=speciāliter}} speciālis (neuter speciāle, adverb speciāliter); third-declension two-termination adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|speciālis}} Forms: speciālis [canonical], speciāle [neuter], speciāliter [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], speciālis [feminine, masculine, nominative, singular], speciāle [neuter, nominative, singular], speciālēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], speciālia [neuter, nominative, plural], speciālis [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], speciālium [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], speciālī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], speciālibus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], speciālem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], speciāle [accusative, neuter, singular], speciālīs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], speciālēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], speciālia [accusative, neuter, plural], speciālī [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], speciālibus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], speciālis [feminine, masculine, singular, vocative], speciāle [neuter, singular, vocative], speciālēs [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], speciālia [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. specific Tags: declension-3, two-termination Derived forms: speciāliter
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      "lang_code": "en",
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      "lang_code": "de",
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      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "speciale"
    },
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      "lang_code": "oc",
      "word": "especial"
    },
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      "word": "especial"
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          "speciālēs",
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          "speciālī",
          "speciali#Latin"
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          "speciālibus",
          "specialibus#Latin"
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          "speciālem",
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          "speciālēs",
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          "speciālēs",
          "speciales#Latin"
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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          "parents": [],
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      "tags": [
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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  ],
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}
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          "speciālem",
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        "accusative",
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        "masculine",
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        "plural"
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        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "form": "speciālibus",
      "links": [
        [
          "speciālibus",
          "specialibus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speciālis",
      "links": [
        [
          "speciālis",
          "specialis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speciāle",
      "links": [
        [
          "speciāle",
          "speciale#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speciālēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "speciālēs",
          "speciales#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speciālia",
      "links": [
        [
          "speciālia",
          "specialia#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "speciālis",
        "adv": "speciāliter"
      },
      "expansion": "speciālis (neuter speciāle, adverb speciāliter); third-declension two-termination adjective",
      "name": "la-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "speciālis"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 4-syllable words",
        "Latin adjectives",
        "Latin entries with etymon",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂el- (grow)",
        "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *speḱ-",
        "Latin terms suffixed with -alis",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin third declension adjectives",
        "Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymon"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "specific"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "specific",
          "specific"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "two-termination"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[spɛ.kiˈaː.lɪs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[spe.t͡ʃiˈaː.lis]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "specialis"
}

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