inferiae
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin inferiae, from inferus (“underneath”).
Noun
editinferiae pl (plural only)
- (historical, Roman antiquity) Sacrifices offered to the souls of deceased heroes or friends.
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom īnferius.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /inˈfe.ri.ae̯/, [ĩːˈfɛriäe̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /inˈfe.ri.e/, [iɱˈfɛːrie]
Noun
editīnferiae f pl (genitive īnferiārum); first declension
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | īnferiae |
Genitive | īnferiārum |
Dative | īnferiīs |
Accusative | īnferiās |
Ablative | īnferiīs |
Vocative | īnferiae |
Descendants
edit- Portuguese: inférias
References
edit- “inferiae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “inferiae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- inferiae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “inferiae”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “inferiae”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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