proper noun · neuterthird declension
Sāturnālia
Sāturnālia n pl (genitive Sāturnālium or Sāturnāliōrum)
Classical[saː.tʊrˈnaː.li.a]Ecclesiastical[sa.turˈnaː.li.a]
Meaning
- Saturnalia (a festival of the winter solstice originally celebrated for three days beginning December 17th, but later extended to seven days).
his consulibus aedis Saturno dedicata, Saturnalia institutus festus dies
During their consulship a temple was dedicated to Saturn and the festival of the Saturnalia instituted.27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 2.21
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Sāturnālia |
| genitive | — | Sāturnālium Sāturnāliōrum |
| dative | — | Sāturnālibus |
| accusative | — | Sāturnālia |
| ablative | — | Sāturnālibus |
| vocative | — | Sāturnālia |
Sāturnālĭa, ĭum; Sāturnālĭcĭus or -tĭus, a, um; Sāturnālis, e; Sā-turnĭa, ae; v. Saturnus.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Sāturnālia iōrum, n
Saturnus; sc. festa, the festival of the Saturnalia (beginning Dec. 17), C., L., H.: prima, the first day of the Saturnalia , L.: secunda, tertia.
Origins
From Sāturnus m (“Saturn”) + -ālia.
Descendants
- Englishsaturnalia
- EnglishSaturnalia