genethliacus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γενεθλιακός (genethliakós), derived from γενέθλια (genéthlia, “birthday celebrations”), noun use of the neuter plural form of γενέθλιος (genéthlios, “pertaining to one's birthday”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɡɛ.nɛtʰˈli.a.kʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d͡ʒe.net̪ˈliː.a.kus]
Adjective
genethliacus (feminine genethliaca, neuter genethliacum); first/second-declension adjective
- (relational) nativity; genethliacal
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | genethliacus | genethliaca | genethliacum | genethliacī | genethliacae | genethliaca | |
| genitive | genethliacī | genethliacae | genethliacī | genethliacōrum | genethliacārum | genethliacōrum | |
| dative | genethliacō | genethliacae | genethliacō | genethliacīs | |||
| accusative | genethliacum | genethliacam | genethliacum | genethliacōs | genethliacās | genethliaca | |
| ablative | genethliacō | genethliacā | genethliacō | genethliacīs | |||
| vocative | genethliace | genethliaca | genethliacum | genethliacī | genethliacae | genethliaca | |
Descendants
- → Catalan: genetlíac
- → English: genethliac
- → Italian: genetliaco
- → Spanish: genetlíaco
References
- “genethliacus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- genethliacus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.