Translingual

Proper noun

Mineralia

1. (archaic, taxonomy) The taxonomic category for all non-life; that which is not life is a mineral.

Usage notes

In the past, the world was divided into animal, vegetable and mineral. The animals (fauna) and vegetables (flora) were alive, while the minerals were not. The alive were also categorized as Vitae.

Antonyms

• Vitae

Latin

Adjective

mineralia

1. nominative neuter plural of mineralis
2. accusative neuter plural of mineralis
3. vocative neuter plural of mineralis

References

• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “mineralia”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• mineralia in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016