LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

exsequiae

exsequiae f pl (genitive exsequiārum)
Classical[ɛksˈsɛ.kʷi.ae̯]Ecclesiastical[eksˈsɛː.kʷi.e]

Meaning

  1. femininepluralfuneral rites
  2. Late Latinfemininepluralearthly remains, relics

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Funus · Exsequiæ · Pompa

Funus (from φοινός, πεφνεῖν,) denotes the mere carrying out of the corpse, like ἐκφορά; whereas exsequiæ and pompa (πομπή) denote the solemn procession; exsequiæ, of the living, as relations and friends; pompa, of the inanimate, as the images of ancestors, and other pageants. Cic. Quint. 15. Funus, quo amici conveniunt ad exsequias cohonestandas. And Plin. H. N. x. 43. Flor. iii. 20. Nep. Att. 22. Elatus est in lecticula, sine ulla funeris pompa, comitantibus omnibus bonis, maxima vulgi frequentia. And Cic. Mil. 13. Tac. Ann. iii. 5. (iv. 408.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—exsequiae
genitive—exsequiārum
dative—exsequiīs
accusative—exsequiās
ablative—exsequiīs
vocative—exsequiae

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

iustis exsequiarum carere
to be deprived of the rites of burial.
funus or exsequias celebrare
to celebrate the obsequies.
exsequias alicuius funeris prosequi
to attend a person's funeral.

exsĕquĭae (exequ-), ārum, f. exsequor, I. B..
I. A funeral procession, funeral obsequies (freq. and class.; syn.: funus, pompa, justa, inferiae, feralia): funus, quo amici convenerant ad exsequias cohonestandas, Cic. Quint. 15, 50; cf.: exsequias funeris prosequi, id. Clu. 71, 201; and: funus innumeris exsequiis celebratum, Plin. 10, 43, 60, § 122: Clodii cadaver spoliatum imaginibus, exsequiis, Cic. Mil. 13, 33: justis exsequiarum, id. Leg, 2, 17, 42: fertur in exsequiis matrona, Ov. F. 2, 847: exsequiis rite solutis, Verg. A. 7, 5 et saep.: exsequias ire, to go to the funeral, Ter. Ph. 5, 8, 37; Ov. Am. 2, 6, 2; Sil. 15, 395; Vulg. Gen. 50, 10 al. —
II. Transf., in late Lat., for reliquiae, the earthly remains, relics: humiliter sepultae Neronis, Eutr. 7, 18; id. 9, 2; Sext. Ruf. Brev. 22.

Origins

Plural of exsequia, derived from exsequor (“to follow to the end”).

Descendants
  • Englishexequies
  • GermanExequien
  • Italianesequie
  • Spanishexequias

Quick answers

What does exsequiae mean in Latin?
exsequiae, a noun, means “funeral rites; earthly remains, relics”.
What is the genitive of exsequiae?
The genitive singular is exsequiārum. exsequiae is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce exsequiae?
In classical Latin, [ɛksˈsɛ.kʷi.ae̯]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eksˈsɛː.kʷi.e].