Matralia

American  

[muh-trey-lee-uh, -treyl-yuh] / məˈtreɪ li ə, -ˈtreɪl jə /

noun

(sometimes used with a plural verb)

• Matralia,
  plural
• Matralias
  plural

1. an annual festival of ancient Rome celebrated by women in honor of the goddess Matuta.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Matralia
  plural
• Matralias
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Matralia

1895–1900; < Latin Mātrālia ( festa ) (festival) of Māter Mātūta (goddess of dawn); mātrālia, neuter plural of mātrālis pertaining to a mother. See mater, -al ¹