inferiae

English

Etymology

From Latin inferiae, from inferus (“underneath”).

Noun

inferiae pl (plural only)

1. (historical, Roman antiquity) Sacrifices offered to the souls of deceased heroes or friends.

Latin

Etymology

From īnferius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /inˈfe.ri.ae̯/, [ĩːˈfɛriäe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /inˈfe.ri.e/, [iɱˈfɛːrie]

Noun

īnferiae f pl (genitive īnferiārum); first declension

1. sacrifice in honour of the dead; the funeral rites

   Synonym: fūnus

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	īnferiae
Genitive	īnferiārum
Dative	īnferiīs
Accusative	īnferiās
Ablative	īnferiīs
Vocative	īnferiae

Descendants

• Portuguese: inférias

References

• “inferiae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “inferiae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• inferiae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “inferiae”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “inferiae”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin