adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
vīcennālis
vīcennālis (neuter vīcennāle)
Classical[wiː.kɛnˈnaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[vi.t͡ʃenˈnaː.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationvicennial, of or related to a 20-year period
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vīcennālis | vīcennālis | vīcennāle |
| genitive | vīcennālis | vīcennālis | vīcennālis |
| dative | vīcennālī | vīcennālī | vīcennālī |
| accusative | vīcennālem | vīcennālem | vīcennāle |
| ablative | vīcennālī | vīcennālī | vīcennālī |
| vocative | vīcennālis | vīcennālis | vīcennāle |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vīcennālēs | vīcennālēs | vīcennālia |
| genitive | vīcennālium | vīcennālium | vīcennālium |
| dative | vīcennālibus | vīcennālibus | vīcennālibus |
| accusative | vīcennālīs vīcennālēs | vīcennālīs vīcennālēs | vīcennālia |
| ablative | vīcennālibus | vīcennālibus | vīcennālibus |
| vocative | vīcennālēs | vīcennālēs | vīcennālia |
vīcennālis, e, adj. vicennium,
I. of twenty years, every twenty years (postclass.).
I. Adj.: votis vicennalibus, Num. Alex. Sev. ap. Eckhel. D. N. V. 7, p. 275.—
II. Subst.: vīcennālĭa, ĭum, n., a festival on the twentieth anniversary of an emperor's reign, Lact. Mort. Pers. 17.
Origins
From vīcennis (“20-year”) + -ālis (“-al: forming adjectives”), from vīciēs (“twenty each”) + annus (“year”) + -is (“forming compound adjs”). Equivalent to vīciēs + annālis (“of or related to a year”).
Descendants
- Englishvicennals
- Frenchvicennal
- Italianvicennale