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Salii

/ˈseɪli.iː/

Salii noun: the 12 priests of Mars Gradivus in Ancient Rome.

Noun (1)

Salii pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) The 12 priests of Mars Gradivus in Ancient Rome.

Noun (2)

Salii pl (plural only)

  1. (dated, historical, plural, plural-only) Synonym of Salians, the Salian people, especially in ancient Roman contexts.
    Synonyms:
    Salians

Synonyms of Salii

Origin of Salii

From Latin Salii (“the Leapers, the Jumpers”), from salīre (“to leap, to jump”).

From Latin Salii (“the Salians”), from Sala (“the IJssel River”) + -ius (adjective-forming suffix), variant of Isala, from Proto-Germanic *Īsalō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- (“to rush, to move quickly”).

Questions about Salii

What does Salii mean?
Salii means the 12 priests of Mars Gradivus in Ancient Rome.
What part of speech is Salii?
Salii is a noun.
How do you pronounce Salii?
Salii is pronounced /ˈseɪli.iː/.

Words near Salii in the dictionary

  1. Saligram
  2. Saligrama
  3. Salih
  4. Salihorsk
  5. Salihs
  6. Salii
  7. salikase
  8. Salim
  9. salimeter
  10. salimeters
  11. salimetric

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