Quirinalia

See also: quirinalia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Quirinalia.

Proper noun

Quirinalia

1. (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): /kʷi.riːˈnaː.li.a/, [kʷɪriːˈnäːlʲiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kwi.riˈna.li.a/, [kwiriˈnäːliä]

Proper noun

Quirīnālia n pl (genitive Quirīnālium); third declension

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

Declension

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

Case	Plural
Nominative	Quirīnālia
Genitive	Quirīnālium
Dative	Quirīnālibus
Accusative	Quirīnālia
Ablative	Quirīnālibus
Vocative	Quirīnālia

Related terms

• quirīnus
• quirīnālis

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