Minervalia

== Latin == === Etymology === From Minerva + -ālia. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mɪ.nɛrˈwaː.li.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [mi.nerˈvaː.li.a] === Proper noun === Minervālia n pl (genitive Minervālium or Minervāliōrum); third declension An ancient Roman festival celebrated in March, in honour of Minerva Synonym: Quinquatria ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem), plural only. === References === “Minervalia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Minervālia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press