LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

novendiālis

novendiālis (neuter novendiāle)
Classical[nɔ.wɛn.diˈaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[no.ven.diˈaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationlasting nine days
    novendiāle sacrum, novendiālēs feriaea festival of nine days which took place after a prodigy of ill omen
  2. two terminationtaking place on the ninth day (especially pertaining to offerings and feasts for the dead on the ninth day after the funeral)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenovendiālisnovendiālisnovendiāle
genitivenovendiālisnovendiālisnovendiālis
dativenovendiālīnovendiālīnovendiālī
accusativenovendiālemnovendiālemnovendiāle
ablativenovendiālīnovendiālīnovendiālī
vocativenovendiālisnovendiālisnovendiāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenovendiālēsnovendiālēsnovendiālia
genitivenovendiāliumnovendiāliumnovendiālium
dativenovendiālibusnovendiālibusnovendiālibus
accusativenovendiālīs
novendiālēs		novendiālīs
novendiālēs		novendiālia
ablativenovendiālibusnovendiālibusnovendiālibus
vocativenovendiālēsnovendiālēsnovendiālia

nŏvendĭālis, e, adj. novem-dies,
I. nine-day, of nine days.
I. That lasts nine days, a nine-days' festival, which was solemnized on the occasion of a prodigy announcing misfortune (esp. a shower of stones): novendiale sacrum, Liv. 1, 31; 21, 62; 23, 31; 25, 7; 26, 23; 27, 37 et saep.: sacrificium, id. 38, 36, 4: novendiales feriae, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 1; cf.: novendiales feriae a numero dierum sunt dictae, Paul. ex Fest. p. 176 Müll.—
II. That takes place on the ninth day; of offerings and feasts for the dead, which were celebrated on the ninth day after the funeral: novendiale dicitur sacrificium quod mortuo fit nonā die quā sepultus est, Porphyr. ad Hor. Epod. 17, 49; cf.: novendialia, ἔννατα ἐπί νεκροῦ ἀγόμενα, Gloss. Philox.; cf. also Serv. Verg. A. 5, 64.—These solemnities were also called, subst., nŏvendĭal, is, n.: nescio utrum inveniatur, alicui sanctorum in Scripturis celebratum esse luctum novem dies, quod apud Latinos novendial appellant, Aug. Quaest. in Heptat. 1 Quaest. 172: novendialis cena, the funeral banquet held on the ninth day, Tac. A. 6, 5: Novendiales pulveres ( = recentes), Hor. Epod. 17, 48; v. Orell. ad h. 1.—Prov.: exstincto populo etiam novendialis tarde venit, said of one who brings assistance when too late, Ps.-Quint. Decl. 12, 23.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁néwn̥
  2. Proto-Italic*nown̥
  3. Latinnovendiālis

Latin novem Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws Proto-Italic *djous Latin diēs Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin novendiālis From novem (“nine”) + diēs (“day”) + -ālis.

In English words that came into English from novendiālis

  • novendialnovendiālis

Quick answers

What does novendiālis mean in Latin?
novendiālis, a adjective, means “lasting nine days; taking place on the ninth day (especially pertaining to offerings and feasts for the dead on the ninth day after the funeral)”.
How do you pronounce novendiālis?
In classical Latin, [nɔ.wɛn.diˈaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [no.ven.diˈaː.lis].
Where does novendiālis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ → Proto-Italic *nown̥ → Latin novendiālis.