LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

rōsālia

rōsālia f (genitive rōsāliae)
Classical[roːˈsaː.li.a]Ecclesiastical[roˈs̬aː.li.a]

Meaning

  1. ceremony of hanging up the garlands of roses

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerōsāliarōsāliae
genitiverōsāliaerōsāliārum
dativerōsāliaerōsāliīs
accusativerōsāliamrōsāliās
ablativerōsāliārōsāliīs
vocativerōsāliarōsāliae

Origins

From rosāles [escae] (“an annual feast when tombs were adorned with rose garlands”), from rosa (“rose”).

Descendants
  • Romanianrozalii
  • RomanianRusaliifrom Byzantine Greek ῥουσάλια
  • Albanianrshajë
  • Bulgarianруса́лияfrom Byzantine Greek ῥουσάλια
  • Russianруса́лииfrom Byzantine Greek ῥουσάλια
  • Ukrainianруса́ліїfrom Byzantine Greek ῥουσάλια
  • Pannonian RusynРусадляfrom Old Slovak Rusadlá
  • SlovakRusadľafrom Old Slovak Rusadlá
  • SlovakRusadlefrom Old Slovak Rusadlá
  • SlovakRusadliefrom Old Slovak Rusadlá

Quick answers

What does rōsālia mean in Latin?
rōsālia, a noun, means “ceremony of hanging up the garlands of roses”.
What is the genitive of rōsālia?
The genitive singular is rōsāliae. rōsālia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce rōsālia?
In classical Latin, [roːˈsaː.li.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [roˈs̬aː.li.a].