Floralia
English
Proper noun
Floralia
- (historical) An ancient Roman festival in honor of the goddess Flora, held on April 27 during the Republican era, or April 28 in the Julian calendar.
Latin
Etymology
From Flōra.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /floːˈraː.li.a/, [fɫ̪oːˈräːlʲiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /floˈra.li.a/, [floˈräːliä]
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem), plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Flōrālia |
| Genitive | Flōrālium |
| Dative | Flōrālibus |
| Accusative | Flōrālia |
| Ablative | Flōrālibus |
| Vocative | Flōrālia |
Descendants
- Romanian: Florii
References
- “Floralia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Floralia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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