LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

battuālia

battuālia f (genitive battuāliae)
Classical[bat.tuˈaː.li.a]Ecclesiastical[bat.tuˈaː.li.a]

Meaning

  1. military exercises (originally for gladiators)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebattuāliabattuāliae
battuālia
genitivebattuāliaebattuāliārum
battuālium
dativebattuāliaebattuāliīs
battuālibus
accusativebattuāliambattuāliās
battuālia
ablativebattuāliābattuāliīs
battuālibus
vocativebattuāliabattuāliae
battuālia

battŭālĭa or battālia, ium, n. battuo,
I. the fighting and fencing exercises of soldiers and gladiators: inde etiam battuatores τοὺς βασανιστὰς dici puto, Adamant. ap. Cassiod. p. 2300 P.

Origins

From battuō.

Insular Romance
  • Sardinianbatadha
  • Sardinianbatalla
  • Sardinianbatàglia
  • Sardinianbataza
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanbatalla
  • Occitanbatalhafrom Old Occitan batalha
  • Spanishbatallafrom Old Occitan batalha
  • Old Frenchbataille
  • Asturianbatallafrom Old Occitan batalha
  • Ladinobatalyafrom Old Occitan batalha
  • Ladinobataliafrom Old Occitan batalha
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianbătaie
  • Aromanianbãtalji
  • Aromanianbãtalje
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianbattaglia
  • Judeo-Italianבַאטַאלְײַה
  • Sicilianbattagghia
  • Venetanbatalgia
  • Venetanbatalja
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesebatalhafrom Old Galician-Portuguese batalla
  • Galicianbatallafrom Old Galician-Portuguese batalla
  • Papiamentubatayafrom Old Galician-Portuguese batalla
  • Aragonesebatallafrom Old Navarro-Aragonese batalla
Borrowings
  • Englishbattalia
  • Albanianbetejë
  • Basquebataila
  • Esperantobatalo
  • Idobatalio
  • Old Danishbatalje
  • Polishbatalia
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianbatae
  • Romanshbattaglia
  • Romanshbataglia
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianbatâglia
  • Ligurianbattaggia
  • Lombardbatalia
  • Lombardbataja
  • Piedmontesebataja
  • Romagnolbatàgia
  • Romagnolbatàja

In English words that came into English from battuālia

  • battlebattālia
  • battaliabattālia
  • battelbattālia

Quick answers

What does battuālia mean in Latin?
battuālia, a noun, means “military exercises (originally for gladiators)”.
What is the genitive of battuālia?
The genitive singular is battuāliae. battuālia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce battuālia?
In classical Latin, [bat.tuˈaː.li.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [bat.tuˈaː.li.a].
Which English words come from battuālia?
English words that go back to Latin battuālia include battle, battalia and battel.