feriae

Meaning

1. (declension-1) a holy day, a festival, a holiday
2. (declension-1) a vacation
3. (declension-1, figuratively) any occasion of rest, peace, or leisure

Concepts

holiday

vacation

religious holiday

vacation

holiday

feast day

coated

Synonyms

cessatio

Translations

vacanza

Ferien

férias

Urlaub

vacances

vakantie

διακοπές

tatil

vacaciones

vacances

إِجَازَة

congé

αργία

vacance

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈfeː.ri.ae̯]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *fēsiās, nominative feminine plural of an adjective *fēsios, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s-yo-s, from *dʰéh₁s (“god, godhead, deity”), related to Latin fēstus (“festive”).
Cognate with Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos, “divine”) and Oscan 𐌚𐌉𐌝𐌔𐌝𐌀𐌉𐌔 (fiísíais), 𐌚𐌉𐌉𐌔𐌉𐌉𐌔 (fiisiis), 𐌚𐌉𐌔𐌉𐌀𐌝𐌔 (fisiaís, dat.-abl. pl.). In classical Latin, rendered plural even for singular instances by the Latin treatment of most recurring calendrical days; singular usage is a development in Late Latin.