genethliacus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek γενεθλιακός (genethliakós), derived from γενέθλια (genéthlia, “birthday celebrations”), noun use of the neuter plural form of γενέθλιος (genéthlios, “pertaining to one's birthday”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡe.netʰˈli.a.kus/, [ɡɛnɛt̪ʰˈlʲiäkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.netˈli.a.kus/, [d͡ʒenet̪ˈliːäkus]
Adjective
[edit]genethliacus (feminine genethliaca, neuter genethliacum); first/second-declension adjective
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | genethliacus | genethliaca | genethliacum | genethliacī | genethliacae | genethliaca | |
| genitive | genethliacī | genethliacae | genethliacī | genethliacōrum | genethliacārum | genethliacōrum | |
| dative | genethliacō | genethliacae | genethliacō | genethliacīs | |||
| accusative | genethliacum | genethliacam | genethliacum | genethliacōs | genethliacās | genethliaca | |
| ablative | genethliacō | genethliacā | genethliacō | genethliacīs | |||
| vocative | genethliace | genethliaca | genethliacum | genethliacī | genethliacae | genethliaca | |
Descendants
[edit]- → Catalan: genetlíac
- → English: genethliac
- → Italian: genetliaco
- → Spanish: genetlíaco
References
[edit]- “genethliacus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- genethliacus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.