What does sollemnis mean in Latin?

sollemnis, a adjective, means “yearly, annual; established, appointed, fixed; common, usual, customary, ordinary, ritual, traditional”.

How do you pronounce sollemnis?

In classical Latin, [sɔlˈlɛm.nɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [solˈlɛm.nis].

Which English words come from sollemnis?

English words that go back to Latin sollemnis include solemn, solemnize and solemnity.

adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

sollemnis

sollemnis (neuter sollemne, comparative sollemnior, adverb sollemniter)

Classical[sɔlˈlɛm.nɪs]Ecclesiastical[solˈlɛm.nis]

Meaning

two terminationyearly, annual
two terminationestablished, appointed, fixed
two terminationcommon, usual, customary, ordinary, ritual, traditional
two terminationreligious, solemn, ceremonial; festive

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

solita, ōrdināria

sollemnia -ium (n) — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 18

fēstus, rītū sacrō

sollemnis -e — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 5 and IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 21

fēstus, sacrā observātiōne

sollemnis -e — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 25

mōre fīxō fierī solitus

sollemnis -e — in Epistulae, ch. 21

quod mōre sacrō fierī solet

sollemnis -e — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 19

solemn, customary

sollemnis -e — in De Bello Gallico III

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Solemnia · Feriæ · Dies festi · Festa

Solemnia means festivals, so far as they are solemn or regularly returning institutions; feriæ, so far as they are days of rest and recreation; festa, or, in prose, dies festi, so far as they are days of rejoicing. (vi. 339.)

Declension

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sollemnis	sollemnis	sollemne sōlemne, sōlempne, sōlenne, sollempne, sollenne
genitive	sollemnis	sollemnis	sollemnis
dative	sollemnī sōlemnī, sōlempnī, sōlennī, sollempnī, sollennī	sollemnī sōlemnī, sōlempnī, sōlennī, sollempnī, sollennī	sollemnī sōlemnī, sōlempnī, sōlennī, sollempnī, sollennī
accusative	sollemnem sōlemnem, sōlempnem, sōlennem, sollempnem, sollennem	sollemnem sōlemnem, sōlempnem, sōlennem, sollempnem, sollennem	sollemne sōlemne, sōlempne, sōlenne, sollempne, sollenne
ablative	sollemnī sōlemnī, sōlempnī, sōlennī, sollempnī, sollennī	sollemnī sōlemnī, sōlempnī, sōlennī, sollempnī, sollennī	sollemnī sōlemnī, sōlempnī, sōlennī, sollempnī, sollennī
vocative	sollemnis	sollemnis	sollemne sōlemne, sōlempne, sōlenne, sollempne, sollenne

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sollemnēs sōlemnēs, sōlempnēs, sōlennēs, sollempnēs, sollennēs	sollemnēs sōlemnēs, sōlempnēs, sōlennēs, sollempnēs, sollennēs	sollemnia sōlemnia, sōlempnia, sōlennia, sollempnia, sollennia
genitive	sollemnium sōlemnium, sōlempnium, sōlennium, sollempnium, sollennium	sollemnium sōlemnium, sōlempnium, sōlennium, sollempnium, sollennium	sollemnium sōlemnium, sōlempnium, sōlennium, sollempnium, sollennium
dative	sollemnibus sōlemnibus, sōlempnibus, sōlennibus, sollempnibus, sollennibus	sollemnibus sōlemnibus, sōlempnibus, sōlennibus, sollempnibus, sollennibus	sollemnibus sōlemnibus, sōlempnibus, sōlennibus, sollempnibus, sollennibus
accusative	sollemnīs sollemnēs, sōlemnēs, sōlempnēs, sōlennēs, sollempnēs, sollennēs	sollemnīs sollemnēs, sōlemnēs, sōlempnēs, sōlennēs, sollempnēs, sollennēs	sollemnia sōlemnia, sōlempnia, sōlennia, sollempnia, sollennia
ablative	sollemnibus sōlemnibus, sōlempnibus, sōlennibus, sollempnibus, sollennibus	sollemnibus sōlemnibus, sōlempnibus, sōlennibus, sollempnibus, sollennibus	sollemnibus sōlemnibus, sōlempnibus, sōlennibus, sollempnibus, sollennibus
vocative	sollemnēs sōlemnēs, sōlempnēs, sōlennēs, sollempnēs, sollennēs	sollemnēs sōlemnēs, sōlempnēs, sōlennēs, sollempnēs, sollennēs	sollemnia sōlemnia, sōlempnia, sōlennia, sollempnia, sollennia

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

sacrificium statum (solemne) (Tusc. 1. 47. 113): a periodically recurring (annual) sacrifice.

sollemnis (less correctly sōlemnis, sollennis, sōlennis, sollempnis), e, adj. sollus, i. e. totus-annus, prop. that takes place every year; in relig. lang. of solemnities,

I. yearly, annual; hence, in gen.,

I. Lit., stated, established, appointed: sollemne, quod omnibus annis praestari debet, Fest. p. 298 Müll. (cf. anniversarius): sollemnia sacra dicuntur, quae certis temporibus annisque fleri solent, id. p. 344 ib.: sacra stata, sollemnia, Cato ap. Fest. s. v. stata, p. 344 ib.; so, ad sollemne et statum sacrificium curru vehi, Cic. Tusc. 1, 47, 113 (v. sisto, P. a.): sacra, id. Leg. 2, 8, 19: sacrificia, id. N. D. 1, 6, 14; id. Leg. 2, 14, 35; Liv. 1, 31: dies festi atque sollemnes, Cic. Pis. 22, 51: ab Aequis statum jam ac prope sollemne in singulos annos bellum timebatur, Liv. 3, 15: Idus Maiae sollemnes ineundis magistratibus erant, id. 3, 36: sollemnis dapes Libare, Verg. A. 3, 301: caerimoniae, Val. Max. 1, 1, 1.—

II. Transf., according as the idea of the religious or that of the established, stated nature of the thing qualified predominates.

A. With the idea of its religious character predominating, religious, festive, solemn: suscipiendaque curarit sollemnia sacra, Lucr. 5, 1162: sollemni more sacrorum, id. 1, 96: religiones, Cic. Mil. 27, 73: iter ad flaminem, id. ib. 10, 27: epulae, id. de Or. 3, 51, 197: ludi, id. Leg. 3, 3, 7; cf.: coetus ludorum, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 72, § 186: precatio comitiorum, id. Mur. 1, 1: omnia sollemnibus verbis dicere, id. Dom. 47, 122: sicuti in sollemnibus sacris fleri consuevit, Sall. C. 22, 2: sollemnia vota Reddere, Verg. E. 5, 74: ferre sollemnia dona, id. A. 9, 626: sollemnis ducere pompas, id. G. 3, 22: sollemnis mactare ad aras, id. A. 2, 202: dies jure sollemnis mihi, sanctiorque natali, Hor. C. 4, 11, 17: fax, Ov. M. 7, 49: sollemni voce movere preces, id. F. 6, 622: ignis, id. Tr. 3, 13, 16: festum sollemne parare, id. F. 2, 247: sollemnes ludos celebrare, id. ib. 5, 597: habitus, Liv. 37, 9: carmen, id. 33, 31: epulae, Tac. A. 1, 50: sacramentum, id. H. 1, 55: nullum esse officium tam sanctum atque sollemne, quod, etc., Cic. Quint. 6, 26.—Comp.: dies baptismo sollemnior, Tert. Bapt. 19.—Sup.: die tibi sollemnissimo natali meo, Front. Ep. ad Anton. 1, 2: preces, App. M. 11, p. 264.—

b. As subst.: sollemne, is, n., a religious or solemn rite, ceremony, feast, sacrifice, solemn games, a festival, solemnity, etc. (so perh. not in Cic.); sing.: inter publicum sollemne sponsalibus rite factis, Liv. 38, 57: sollemne clavi figendi, id. 7, 3 fin.: soli Fidei sollemne instituit, id. 1, 21; cf. id. 9, 34: sollemne allatum ex Arcadiā, festal games, id. 1, 5; cf. id. 1, 9: Claudio funeris sollemne perinde ac divo Augusto celebratur, Tac. A. 12, 69; cf. plur. infra: per sollemne nuptiarum, Suet. Ner. 28; cf. infra.—Plur.: sollemnia (Isidis), Prop. 2, 33 (3, 31), 1: ejus sacri, Liv. 9, 29; cf. id. 2, 27: Quinquatruum, Suet. Ner. 34: triumphi, id. ib. 2: nuptiarum, Tac. A. 11, 26 fin.: funerum, id. ib. 3, 6: tumulo sollemnia mittent, Verg. A. 6, 380: referunt, id. ib. 5, 605; cf. Stat. Th. 8, 208; Juv. 10, 259.—

B. With the idea of stated, regular character predominant, wonted, common, usual, customary, ordinary (syn.: consuetus, solitus; freq. only after the Aug. period): prope sollemnis militum lascivia, Liv. 4, 53, 13: socer arma Latinus habeto, Imperium sollemne socer, Verg. A. 12, 193: arma, Stat. Th. 8, 174: cursus bigarum, Suet. Dom. 4: Romanis sollemne viris opus (venatio), Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 49: mihi sollemnis debetur gloria, Phaedr. 3, prol. 61: sufficit sollemnem numerum (testium) exaudire, Dig. 28, 1, 21: viā sollemni egressi, the public way, Amm. 20, 4, 9: Romae dulce diu fuit et sollemne, reclusa Mane domo vigilare, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 103: spectari sollemne olim erat, Suet. Aug. 44; Gell. 15, 2, 3: annua complere sollemnia, tribute, Amm. 22, 7, 10.—As subst.: sol-lemne, is, n., usage, custom, practice, etc.: nostrum illud sollemne servemus, ut, etc., usual custom, practice, Cic. Att. 7, 6, 1: novae nuptae intrantes etiamnum sollemne habent postes adipe attingere, Plin. 28, 9, 37, § 135.—Plur.: mos traditus ab antiquis inter cetera sollemnia manet, etc., Liv. 2, 14: proin repeterent sollemnia, their customary avocations, Tac. A. 3, 6 fin.: testamentum non jure factum dicitur, ubi sollemnia juris defuerunt, usages, customary formalities, Dig. 28, 3, 1: testamenti, ib. 28, 1, 20.—Adverb.: mutat quadrata rotundis: Insanire putas sollemnia me neque rides, in the common way, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 101. —Hence, adv.: sollemnĭter (sollenn-, sōlemn-; very rare; not in Cic.).

1. (Acc. to II. A. supra.) In a religious or solemn manner, solemnly, = rite: omnibus (sacris) sollemniter peractis, Liv. 5, 46: intermissum convivium sollemniter instituit, with pomp or splendor, Just. 12, 13, 6: lusus, quem sollemniter celebramus, App. M. 3, p. 134, 13.—

2. (Acc. to II. B. supra.) According to custom, in the usual or customary manner, regularly, formally: (greges elephantorum) se purificantes sollemniter aquā circumspergi, Plin. 8, 1, 1, § 2: praebere hordeum pullis, Pall. 1, 28 fin.: jurare, Dig. 12, 2, 3: cavere, ib. 26, 7, 27: acta omnia, ib. 45, 1, 30: nullo sollemniter inquirente, Amm. 14, 7, 21: transmisso sollemniter Tigride, id. 20, 6, 1.—Comp. and sup. of adj. (late Lat.); v. supra, II. A. No comp. and sup. of adv.

Origins

Traditionally from sollus (“whole, entire”) + annus (“year”), but the dissimilation within a geminate this requires is bizarre. Szemerényi proposes an old middle participle of soleo but has difficulty accounting for the geminate ll. Nussbaum offers sollus + epulum (“feast, banquet”), taking the latter component to have originally meant "ritual", with dissimilation ll...l > ll...n.

Descendants

Catalansolemne
Englishsolemn
Frenchsolennel
Italiansolenne
Portuguesesolene
Romaniansolemn
Spanishsolemne
Old Frenchsolemne
Old Frenchsolempne

In English words that came into English from sollemnis

solemnsōlempnis
solemnitysollemnitās
solemnizesolemnis