cardinalis

Latin > English

cardinalis cardinalis N M :: cardinal, prince of Catholic Church; (elector of Popes); chief, principle
cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis N M :: cardinal
cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis, cardinale ADJ :: cardinal/principle/chief; that serves as pivot/on which something turns/depends

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

cardĭnālis: e, adj. cardo.
I Of or pertaining to a door-hinge: scapi, Vitr. 4, 6, 4.—
II Trop., that on which something turns, depends, i. e. principal, chief: venti, the principal or cardinal winds, Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 131; Isid. Orig. 13, 11, 14; cf. virtutes, Hier ap. Macr. S. 1, 16-19; Ambros. ap. Luc. 5, § 49 al.—Hence, in late Lat.: cardinalia Christi opera, Cypr.—
   B Esp.
   1    As eccl. term; subst., a chief presbyter, as opp. to one who ministered in an Oratorium; and esp. of such forming the council of the Pope at Rome, which afterwards consisted only of bishops, cardinals, Anast. p. 95.—
   2    In gram.: numeri, the Cardinal Numbers (unus, duo, tres, etc., from which the Ordinals and Distributives are formed), Prisc. Pond. p. 1351 P.—Hence, * cardĭ-nālĭter, adv., chiefly, principally: praesidere, especially, Firm. Math. 410.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

cardĭnālis, e (cardo),
1 qui concerne les gonds : scapi cardinales Vitr. Arch. 4, 6, 4, montants des portes
2 principal : cardinales venti Serv. En. 1, 131, les principaux vents ; numeri Prisc. Fig. 19, les nombres cardinaux.

Latin > German (Georges)

cardinālis, e (cardo), I) zur Türangel gehörig, scapi c., die Zapfenschenkel einer Tür, Vitr. 4, 6, 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.