noun · neuterthird declension
penetrālia
penetrālia n pl (genitive penetrālium)
Meaning
- inner shrine, sanctuary
Est prope Cimmerios longo spelunca recessu,
Near the Cimmerians there is a cave with long recess, a hollow mountain, the home and sanctuary of sluggish Sleep.8 CE, Ovidius, Metamorphoses XI.593
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
loca intimapenetrālia -ium (n) — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 16
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | penetrālia |
| genitive | — | penetrālium |
| dative | — | penetrālibus |
| accusative | — | penetrālia |
| ablative | — | penetrālibus |
| vocative | — | penetrālia |
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ālia Latin penetrālia From penetrō + -ālia.
In English words that came into English from penetrālia
- penetraliapenetrālia