noun · femininefirst declension
serrālia
serrālia f (genitive serrāliae)
Classical[sɛrˈraː.li.a]Ecclesiastical[serˈraː.li.a]
Meaning
- Late Latina type of wild lettuce
Lactuca dicta est quod abundantia lactis exuberet, seu quia lacte nutrientes feminas inplet. Haec et in viris Veneris usum coercet. Lactuca agrestis est quam serraliam nominamus, quod dorsum eius in modum serrae est.
c. 600 CE – 625 CE, Isidorus Hispalensis, Etymologiae 17.10.11
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | serrālia | serrāliae sarraliae |
| genitive | serrāliae sarraliae | serrāliārum sarraliārum |
| dative | serrāliae sarraliae | serrāliīs sarraliīs |
| accusative | serrāliam sarraliam | serrāliās sarraliās |
| ablative | serrāliā | serrāliīs sarraliīs |
| vocative | serrālia | serrāliae sarraliae |
Origins
From a variation sarralia (mentioned by Papias of Hierapolis (c. AD 60 – c. 130)), of further unknown origin. A hypothesis by Isidore of Seville (much later, between 600–625, see quotations) derives it as the neuter plural of *serrālis, from serra (“saw”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives).
Descendants
- Spanishcerraja