adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
lūstrālis1
lūstrālis (neuter lūstrāle)
Classical[ɫuːsˈtraː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[lusˈtraː.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationrelating to purification, lustral
sacrificium lustrale
a propitiatory offering - two terminationhappening every five years, quinquennial
aurum lustrale
a tax levied every five years on merchants and traders
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lūstrālis | lūstrālis | lūstrāle |
| genitive | lūstrālis | lūstrālis | lūstrālis |
| dative | lūstrālī | lūstrālī | lūstrālī |
| accusative | lūstrālem | lūstrālem | lūstrāle |
| ablative | lūstrālī | lūstrālī | lūstrālī |
| vocative | lūstrālis | lūstrālis | lūstrāle |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lūstrālēs | lūstrālēs | lūstrālia |
| genitive | lūstrālium | lūstrālium | lūstrālium |
| dative | lūstrālibus | lūstrālibus | lūstrālibus |
| accusative | lūstrālīs lūstrālēs | lūstrālīs lūstrālēs | lūstrālia |
| ablative | lūstrālibus | lūstrālibus | lūstrālibus |
| vocative | lūstrālēs | lūstrālēs | lūstrālia |
lustrālis, e, adj. 2. lustrum,
I. relating to purification from guilt or the appeasing of the gods, lustral.
I. Lit.:
sacrificium, a sacrifice of purification, a propitiatory offering, Liv. 1, 28: aqua, lustral water, holy water, Ov. P. 3, 2, 73: exta, Verg. A. 8, 183: hostiae, App. Mag. p. 304 fin.: vota, Val. Fl. 3, 414: caput, atoning (of Iphigenia), Sen. Agam. 163.—II. [V. 2. lustrum.] Of or belonging to a period of five years, quinquennial:
certamen, Tac. A. 6, 4: aurum, a tax levied every five years on petty shopkeepers, usurers, and brothel-keepers: AVRI LVSTRALIS COACTOR, Inscr. Grut. 347, 4: collatio, Cod. Th. 13, tit. 1: census Romae, Ulp. Regul. 1, 8.—Hence, subst.: lustrālis, is, m., the collector of this tax, Inscr. Fabr. p. 426, n. 458.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lūstrālis e, adj.
2 lustrum, of purification, lustral : sacrificium, a propitiatory offering , L.: aqua, lustral water , O.: exta, V.— Quinquennial, happening every five years : certamen, Ta.
Origins
Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin lūstrālis From lustrum (“purificatory sacrifice; period of five years”) + -ālis.
In English words that came into English from lūstrālis
- lustrallūstrālis