LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

obsequiae

obsequiae f pl (genitive obsequiārum)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfemininepluralfuneral rites, obsequies

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—obsequiae
genitive—obsequiārum
dative—obsequiīs
accusative—obsequiās
ablative—obsequiīs
vocative—obsequiae

obsĕquĭae, ārum, f. obsequor, for exsequiae,
I. funeral rites, obsequies, Inscr. Fabr. p. 702, n. 235 (Burm. and Meyer read exsequias).

Origins

From obsequor. Compare Classical Latin exsequiae.

Descendants
  • Frenchobsèques
  • Italianobsequia
  • Italianobsequie
  • Italianosequie

Quick answers

What does obsequiae mean in Latin?
obsequiae, a noun, means “funeral rites, obsequies”.
What is the genitive of obsequiae?
The genitive singular is obsequiārum. obsequiae is feminine, first declension.