Quirinalia
See also: quirinalia
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Quirinalia.
Proper noun
Quirinalia
- (historical, Ancient Rome) A festival dedicated to the god Quirinus, celebrated on February 17th.
Latin
Etymology
Derived from the name of the god Quirīnus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʷɪ.riːˈnaː.li.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kʷi.riˈnaː.li.a]
Proper noun
Quirīnālia n pl (genitive Quirīnālium); third declension
- (historical, Ancient Rome) A festival dedicated to the god Quirinus, celebrated on February 17th.
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem), plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Quirīnālia |
| genitive | Quirīnālium |
| dative | Quirīnālibus |
| accusative | Quirīnālia |
| ablative | Quirīnālibus |
| vocative | Quirīnālia |
Related terms
References
- “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