Fescennia
English edit
Proper noun edit
Fescennia
- (historical) An Etruscan town, best known for the "Fescennine Verses," a tradition of scurrilous songs performed on special occasions.[1]
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ "Fescennine" - Licentious, obscene, scurrilous, Michael Quinion, World Wide Words, accessed 14/7/2010
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /fesˈken.ni.a/, [fɛs̠ˈkɛnːiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /feʃˈʃen.ni.a/, [feʃˈʃɛnːiä]
Proper noun edit
Fescennia f sg (genitive Fescenniae); first declension
- (historical) A town in Etruria.
Declension edit
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Fescennia |
| Genitive | Fescenniae |
| Dative | Fescenniae |
| Accusative | Fescenniam |
| Ablative | Fescenniā |
| Vocative | Fescennia |
| Locative | Fescenniae |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Fescennia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Fescennia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.