Floralia
English edit
Proper noun edit
Floralia
- (historical) An ancient Roman festival in honor of the goddess Flora, held on April 27 during the Republican era, or April 28 in the Julian calendar.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Flōra.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /floːˈraː.li.a/, [fɫ̪oːˈräːlʲiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /floˈra.li.a/, [floˈräːliä]
Proper noun edit
Flōrālia n pl (genitive Flōrālium); third declension
- A festival in Ancient Rome.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem), plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Flōrālia |
| Genitive | Flōrālium |
| Dative | Flōrālibus |
| Accusative | Flōrālia |
| Ablative | Flōrālibus |
| Vocative | Flōrālia |
Descendants edit
- Romanian: Florii
References edit
- “Floralia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Floralia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
