adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
dēnicālis
dēnicālis (neuter dēnicāle)
Classical[deː.nɪˈkaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[de.niˈkaː.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationSet aside for mourning and purification from death.
denicales, quae a nece appellatae sunt, quia residentur mortuis
the denicales, which are named from nex [death], because they are spent in idleness for the deadc. 43 BCE, Cicero, De Legibus, 2.22.55:
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēnicālis | dēnicālis | dēnicāle |
| genitive | dēnicālis | dēnicālis | dēnicālis |
| dative | dēnicālī | dēnicālī | dēnicālī |
| accusative | dēnicālem | dēnicālem | dēnicāle |
| ablative | dēnicālī | dēnicālī | dēnicālī |
| vocative | dēnicālis | dēnicālis | dēnicāle |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēnicālēs | dēnicālēs | dēnicālia |
| genitive | dēnicālium | dēnicālium | dēnicālium |
| dative | dēnicālibus | dēnicālibus | dēnicālibus |
| accusative | dēnicālīs dēnicālēs | dēnicālīs dēnicālēs | dēnicālia |
| ablative | dēnicālibus | dēnicālibus | dēnicālibus |
| vocative | dēnicālēs | dēnicālēs | dēnicālia |
dē-nĭcālis (in MSS. also written denec-), e, adj. nex,
I. purifying from death; feriae or dies, a funeral solemnity among the Romans for the purification of the family of the deceased:
nec vero tam denicales, quae a nece appellatae sunt, quia resident mortui, quam ceterorum celestium quieti dies feriae nominarentur, nisi, etc, Cic. Leg. 2, 22, 55; Cinc. ap. Gell. 16, 4, 4; Col. 2, 22, 5; Paul. ex Fest. p. 70, 9, and Fest. p. 242, 29 Müll. (v. Wordsworth Fragm. and Specim. p. 558).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dēnicālis e, adj.
de + nex, purifying from death : feriae, a service for purification, after a death in the household .
Origins
From dē- (“de-”) + nex (“death”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives), Cicero’s etymology, or perhaps from dēnī (“ten each”).