sollemnis

Meaning

Adj

1. (declension-3, two-termination) yearly, annual
2. (declension-3, two-termination) established, appointed, fixed
3. (declension-3, two-termination) common, usual, customary, ordinary, ritual, traditional
4. (declension-3, two-termination) religious, solemn, ceremonial; festive

Noun

genitive singular of sollemne

Concepts

convivial

festal

festive

anacreontic

Synonyms

festus

festivus

hilaris

Translations

alegre

😀

festiu

festlich

fröhlich

Fest…

γιορταστικός

έυθυμος

festif

chômé

du festin

festivo

festoso

festaiolo

festose

feestelijk

Pronounced as (IPA)

[sɔlˈlɛm.nɪs]

Etymology

Traditionally from sollus (“whole, entire”) + annus (“year”), but the dissimilation within a geminate this requires is bizarre. Szemerényi proposes an old middle participle of soleo but has difficulty accounting for the geminate ll. Nussbaum offers sollus + epulum (“feast, banquet”), taking the latter component to have originally meant "ritual", with dissimilation ll...l > ll...n.