Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin fērālia, neuter plural of fērālis (of the dead, funereal).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /feˈra.lje/
  • Rhymes: -alje
  • Hyphenation: fe‧rà‧lie

Noun

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feralie f pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome) a Roman festival celebrating the dead

Further reading

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  • feralie in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana