Minervalia

Latin

Etymology

From Minerva +‎ -ālia.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /mi.nerˈu̯aː.li.a/, [mɪnɛrˈu̯äːlʲiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mi.nerˈva.li.a/, [minerˈväːliä]

Proper noun

Minervālia n pl (genitive Minervālium or Minervāliōrum); third declension

1. An ancient Roman festival celebrated in March, in honour of Minerva

   Synonym: Quinquatria

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem), plural only.

	plural
nominative	Minervālia
genitive	Minervālium Minervāliōrum
dative	Minervālibus
accusative	Minervālia
ablative	Minervālibus
vocative	Minervālia

References

• Minervalia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Minervālia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press