quadragesima

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quadrāgēsima (the fortieth part; Lent), substantive of quadrāgēsimus (fortieth). Doublet of the inherited quaresima.

Noun

quadragesima f (plural quadragesime)

  1. Quadragesima

Latin

Etymology

From quadragesimus (fortieth), from quadraginta (forty).

Noun

quadragesima

  1. Lent, Christian fast of forty days

Derived terms

  • Quadragesima Sancti Martini (Saint Martin's Lent)

Descendants

References

  • quadragesima in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • quadragesima in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • quadragesima in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • quadragesima in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • quadragesima in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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