feriae

== English == === Noun === feriae plural of feria === Anagrams === faerie, færie == Latin == === Alternative forms === fēria sg === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *fēsiās, nominative feminine plural of an adjective *fēsios, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s-yo-s, from *dʰéh₁s (“god, godhead, deity”), related to Latin fēstus (“festive”). Cognate with Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos, “divine”) and Oscan 𐌚𐌉𐌝𐌔𐌝𐌀𐌉𐌔 (fiísíais), 𐌚𐌉𐌉𐌔𐌉𐌉𐌔 (fiisiis), 𐌚𐌉𐌔𐌉𐌀𐌝𐌔 (fisiaís, dat.-abl. pl.). In classical Latin, rendered plural even for singular instances by the Latin treatment of most recurring calendrical days; singular usage is a development in Late Latin. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfeː.ri.ae̯] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfɛː.ri.e] === Noun === fēriae f pl (genitive fēriārum); first declension a holy day; a festival; a holiday Synonym: iūstitium a vacation (figuratively) any occasion of rest, peace, or leisure ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, plural only. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Noun === fēriae inflection of fēria: genitive/dative singular nominative/vocative plural === References === === Further reading === “feriae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “feriae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "feriae", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “feriae”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “feriae”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “feriae”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin