Minervalia
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /mi.nerˈu̯aː.li.a/, [mɪnɛrˈu̯äːlʲiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mi.nerˈva.li.a/, [minerˈväːliä]
Proper noun
[edit]Minervālia n pl (genitive Minervālium or Minervāliōrum); third declension
- An ancient Roman festival celebrated in March, in honour of Minerva
- Synonym: Quinquatria
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem), plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Minervālia |
Genitive | Minervālium Minervāliōrum |
Dative | Minervālibus |
Accusative | Minervālia |
Ablative | Minervālibus |
Vocative | Minervālia |
References
[edit]- 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