LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

īnferiae

īnferiae f pl (genitive īnferiārum)
Classical[ĩːˈfɛ.ri.ae̯]Ecclesiastical[iɱˈfɛː.ri.e]

Meaning

  1. sacrifice in honour of the dead; the funeral rites

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—īnferiae
genitive—īnferiārum
dative—īnferiīs
accusative—īnferiās
ablative—īnferiīs
vocative—īnferiae

infĕrĭae, ārum, f. plur. [inferi],
I. sacrifices in honor of the dead (class.); nom., Ov. M. 13, 613; abl., id. Ib. 454: alicui inferias afferre, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; cf.: absenti ferat inferias, Verg. A. 9, 215; so, referre, Hor. C. 2, 1, 28: alicui dare, Ov. F. 5, 422: mittere, id. M. 11, 381: accipere, id. ib. 8, 488: inferias alicui facere, Tac. H. 2, 95: inferias his annua religione instituit, Suet. Calig. 15; id. Claud. 11; id. Vit. 11 al.

Origins

From īnferius.

Descendants
  • Portugueseinférias

Quick answers

What does īnferiae mean in Latin?
īnferiae, a noun, means “sacrifice in honour of the dead; the funeral rites”.
What is the genitive of īnferiae?
The genitive singular is īnferiārum. īnferiae is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce īnferiae?
In classical Latin, [ĩːˈfɛ.ri.ae̯]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iɱˈfɛː.ri.e].