adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
arvālis
arvālis (neuter arvāle)
Classical[arˈwaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[arˈvaː.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationOf or pertaining to a cultivated field.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | arvālis | arvālis | arvāle |
| genitive | arvālis | arvālis | arvālis |
| dative | arvālī | arvālī | arvālī |
| accusative | arvālem | arvālem | arvāle |
| ablative | arvālī | arvālī | arvālī |
| vocative | arvālis | arvālis | arvāle |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | arvālēs | arvālēs | arvālia |
| genitive | arvālium | arvālium | arvālium |
| dative | arvālibus | arvālibus | arvālibus |
| accusative | arvālīs arvālēs | arvālīs arvālēs | arvālia |
| ablative | arvālibus | arvālibus | arvālibus |
| vocative | arvālēs | arvālēs | arvālia |
arvālis, e, adj. arvum,
I. pertaining to a cultivated field; hence, Fratres Arvales, a college of twelve priests, who yearly made offerings to the field-Lares for the increase of the fruits of the field:
Fratres Arvales dicti sunt, qui sacra publica faciunt propterea, ut fruges ferant arva, Varr. L. L. 5, § 85 Müll.; cf. Non. p. 560, 24 sq.; Müll. Etrusk. 2, pp. 91 and 105. Extant inscriptions show that this college of priests continued in existence until the fourth century; cf. Inscr. Orell. I. 388 sq.; 5054; 807; 840; 858; 903; 947; 961 al.Origins
From arvum (“field”) + -ālis, substantive of arvus (“ploughed; arable”); from arō (“plow, till”).
Descendants
- Italianarvale
- Spanisharval