inferiae

== English == === Etymology === From Latin inferiae, from inferus (“underneath”). === Noun === inferiae pl (plural only) (historical, Roman antiquity) Sacrifices offered to the souls of deceased heroes or friends. == Latin == === Etymology === From īnferius. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ĩːˈfɛ.ri.ae̯] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [iɱˈfɛː.ri.e] === Noun === īnferiae f pl (genitive īnferiārum); first declension sacrifice in honour of the dead; the funeral rites Synonym: fūnus ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, plural only. ==== 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