Fescennia
English
Proper noun
Fescennia
- (historical) An Etruscan town, best known for the "Fescennine Verses," a tradition of scurrilous songs performed on special occasions.[1]
Derived terms
- Fescennine
- fescennine
References
- "Fescennine" - Licentious, obscene, scurrilous, Michael Quinion, World Wide Words, accessed 14/7/2010
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /fesˈken.ni.a/, [fɛsˈkɛn.ni.a]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /feˈʃen.ni.a/, [feʃˈʃen.ni.a]
Proper noun
Fescennia f sg (genitive Fescenniae); first declension
- (historical) A town in Etruria.
Declension
First declension, with locative.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Fescennia |
| Genitive | Fescenniae |
| Dative | Fescenniae |
| Accusative | Fescenniam |
| Ablative | Fescenniā |
| Vocative | Fescennia |
| Locative | Fescenniae |
Derived terms
- Fescennīnus
References
- Fescennia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Fescennia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette