ferial

English

Etymology

From Middle English ferial, from Medieval Latin fēriālis, from Latin fēria (weekday) (whence the first sense), fēriae (holidays) (whence the second).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛɹɪəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɹɪəl

Adjective

ferial (not comparable)

  1. (ecclesiastical) Pertaining to an ordinary weekday, rather than a festival or fast.
  2. Jovial, festive, as if pertaining to a holiday.

Translations

Noun

ferial (plural ferials)

  1. (ecclesiastical) A feria.

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [feˈʁi̯aːl]
  • Hyphenation: fe‧ri‧al
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

ferial (strong nominative masculine singular ferialer, not comparable)

  1. (Austria, dated, relational) holiday

Declension

Derived terms

  • Ferialjob
  • Ferialpraktikum
  • Ferialpraxis

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin fēriālis; equivalent to ferie (weekday) + -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌfɛːriˈaːl/, /ˈfɛːrial/

Adjective

ferial

  1. (chiefly Late Middle English) ferial (pertaining to an ordinary day)

Descendants

  • English: ferial

References

Old French

Adjective

ferial m (oblique and nominative feminine singular feriale)

  1. ferial (pertaining to a holiday)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /feˈɾjal/ [feˈɾjal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: fe‧rial

Adjective

ferial m or f (masculine and feminine plural feriales)

  1. ferial, on a weekday

Further reading

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