inferiae

English

Etymology

From Latin inferus (“underneath”).

Noun

inferiae pl (plural only)

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

Latin

Noun

īnferiae

  1. nominative plural of īnferia
  2. genitive singular of īnferia
  3. dative singular of īnferia
  4. vocative plural of īnferia

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
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