regionalis

Pronunciation

• IPA (Classical): [rɛ.ɡi.oːˈnaː.lɪs]^[1]
• IPA (Ecclesiastical): [re.d͡ʒi.oˈnaː.lis]^[1]

Forms

regiōnālis (neuter regiōnāle); third-declension two-termination adjective^[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin regiō (“region, district”) + -ālis,^[2][3][4] from regō “to direct”.^[5]

Earliest recorded meaning

Augustine, in his work on baptism against the Donatists, speaks of a provincial council as opposed to a plenary one.^[2][3] Köbler dates Augustine 354–430 AD.^[5]

Semantic evolution

It meant of or belonging to a region or province, provincial, and is mainly Late Latin.^[2][6] The adverb regiōnāliter “by regions” is older, in Apuleius' On the World and Caelius Aurelianus.^[2][6]

In British medieval Latin a regiōnāle concilium was a provincial council, such as one held at Westminster under a papal legate.^[6] English regional is recorded in the early 15th century.^[4]

Timeline

• c. 125–175 AD – Apuleius uses the adverb regiōnāliter.^[2][5]
• 354–430 AD – Augustine speaks of a provincial council.^[2][5]
• early 15th century – English regional is recorded.^[4]

Meanings

Adjective

1. Of a region or province, regional, provincial.^[2][1]

Word family

• corregionales

Related words

• regiō
• English regional

References

1. ^ a b c d Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d e f g Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
3. ^ a b Georges, Karl Ernst (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th ed., ed. Heinrich Georges, Hannover; Leipzig: Hahn
4. ^ a b c Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com
5. ^ a b c d Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
6. ^ a b c Latham, R. E., D. R. Howlett, R. K. Ashdowne, et al. (1975–2013), Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: British Academy / Oxford University Press