LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

suovetaurīlia

suovetaurīlia n pl (genitive suovetaurīlium)
Classical[su.ɔ.wɛ.tau̯ˈriː.li.a]Ecclesiastical[su.o.ve.tau̯ˈriː.li.a]

Meaning

  1. The ritual sacrifice of a pig, a ram and a bull to the god Mars; suovetaurilia
    Agrum lustrare sic oportet. Impera suovitaurilia circumagi: […]It is necessary to purify the field like this. Order the suovetaurilia to be brought around [the field]: […]234 BCE – 149 BCE, Marcus Porcius Cato, De agri cultura 141.1

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—suovetaurīlia
genitive—suovetaurīlium
dative—suovetaurīlibus
accusative—suovetaurīlia
ablative—suovetaurīlibus
vocative—suovetaurīlia

sŭŏvĕtaurīlĭa, or sōlĭtaurīlĭa, ĭum, n. sus-ovis-taurus; cf. Quint. 1, 5, 67 Spald.; Fest. p. 293 Müll., or sollus-taurus,
I. a sacrifice consisting of a swine, a sheep, and a bull, offered esp. at lustrations: solitaurilia hostiarum trium diversi generis immolationem significant, tauri, arietis, verris, quod omnes eae solidi integrique sint corporis, etc., Fest. p. 293: Mars pater lustri faciendi ergo macte hisce suovetaurilibus lactentibus esto, an old formula of prayer, Cato, R. R. 141, 3 sq.; cf. id. ib. 144, 1; Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 10; Liv. 1, 44, 2; 8, 10, 14; Tac. A. 6, 37; id. H. 4, 53; Fest. s. v. opima, p. 189 Müll.; Inscr. Fr. Arv. ap. Marin. 32; 41; 43.—Form solitaurilia, Ps.-Ascon. ap. Cic. Div. in Caecil. 3; cf. Fest. p. 293 Müll.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sew-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sewH-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*suH-
  4. Proto-Italic*sūs
  5. Latinsuovetaurīlia

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis Proto-Italic *owis Latin ovis Proto-Indo-European *táwros Proto-Italic *tauros Latin taurus Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin -īlia Latin suovetaurīlia From sūs (“pig”) + ovis (“sheep”) + taurus (“bull”) + -īlia.

Descendants
  • Englishsuovetaurilia
  • Englishsuovitaurilia
  • Italiansuovetaurilia

In English words that came into English from suovetaurīlia

  • suovetauriliasuovetaurīlia

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesSuovetauriliaSuovetaurilia the triple sacrifice of bull, sheep, and pig, in the old Italian ritual of lustration [see LUSTRATIO, AMBARVALIA]. The word solitaurilia…

Quick answers

What does suovetaurīlia mean in Latin?
suovetaurīlia, a noun, means “The ritual sacrifice of a pig, a ram and a bull to the god Mars; suovetaurilia”.
What is the genitive of suovetaurīlia?
The genitive singular is suovetaurīlium. suovetaurīlia is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce suovetaurīlia?
In classical Latin, [su.ɔ.wɛ.tau̯ˈriː.li.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [su.o.ve.tau̯ˈriː.li.a].
Where does suovetaurīlia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sew-? → Proto-Indo-European *sewH-? → Proto-Indo-European *suH- → Proto-Italic *sūs → Latin suovetaurīlia.