Quirinalia

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Quirinalia.

Proper noun

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Quirinalia

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome) A festival dedicated to the god Quirinus, celebrated on February 17th.

Latin

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Etymology

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Derived from the name of the god Quirīnus.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Quirīnālia n pl (genitive Quirīnālium); third declension

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome) A festival dedicated to the god Quirinus, celebrated on February 17th.

Declension

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

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References

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  • Quirinalia”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Quirinalia”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin