fērālis e, adj.
1 FER-,
of a funeral, of funeral rites, of the dead, funereal
: munera,
for the dead
, O.: cupressus, V.: vittae, O.: carmen,
V.: umbra,
as of death
, Ta.: papilio (often on tombs, as symbol of the
soul), O.: dies,
of the festival of the dead
(celebrated in February), O.—
Neut. plur
. as subst,
the festival of the dead
(on the 17th or 21st of February), C., L., O.—
Deadly, fatal, dangerous
: dona, O.
