Adolenda

See also: adolenda

Latin

Etymology

From adoleō (“I destroy by fire”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /a.doˈlen.da/, [äd̪ɔˈɫ̪ɛn̪d̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.doˈlen.da/, [äd̪oˈlɛn̪d̪ä]

Proper noun

Adolenda f sg (genitive Adolendae); first declension

1. The name of a goddess, who presided over the burning of trees struck by lightning

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Adolenda
Genitive	Adolendae
Dative	Adolendae
Accusative	Adolendam
Ablative	Adolendā
Vocative	Adolenda

References

• “Adolenda”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Adolenda in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.