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Fornacalia
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English
Alternative forms
en Fornicalia
Etymology
Borrowed from en la Fornācālia.
Proper noun
An ancient Roman festival in honor of the goddess Fornax. Romans burned spelt (a kind of grain) as an offering on or around February 17th as an offering so that their ovens would not burn during the coming year.
Latin
Etymology
la fornāx oven -ālia, neuter plural of la -ālis.
Pronunciation
Fornācālia
Proper noun
Fornācālia<3.pl> n
the festival of the goddess Fornax, namely the baking festival en Fornacalia
Declension
Fornācālia<3.pl>
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