Definition
The annual festival or commemoration at Oxford University celebrating the founding of the university or honoring distinguished members.
Etymology
From Greek enkaidnia or Latin encaenia (from Greek egkainia, meaning 'new, renewal'). It comes from en- (in) + kainos (new), literally meaning a renewal ceremony.
Kelly Says
Encaenia is an ancient Greek word that somehow got adopted by Oxford University and is still used there today—it's pure academic tradition, with professors still wearing formal robes to celebrate the 'renewal' of the university!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
ARالعربية
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
BNবাংলা
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
CACatalà
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
CSČeština
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
DADansk
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
DEDeutsch
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
ELΕλληνικά
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
ESEspañol
encaenia
en-ka-e-nya
FAفارسی
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
FISuomi
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
FRFrançais
encaenia
ɑ̃-ka-nɛ-a
GUGU
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
HAHA
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
HEעברית
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
HIहिन्दी
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
HUMagyar
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
IGIG
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
ITItaliano
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
JA日本語
エンカエニア
en-ka-e-ni-a
KKKK
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
KMKM
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
MRMR
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
MSBahasa Melayu
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
MYမြန်မာ
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
NLNederlands
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
NONorsk
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
PAPA
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
PLPolski
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
PTPortuguês
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
RORomână
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
RUРусский
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
SVSvenska
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
SWKiswahili
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
TAதமிழ்
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
TEతెలుగు
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
THไทย
เอนคาเอนีย
en-ka-e-ni-a
TLTL
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
TRTürkçe
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
UKУкраїнська
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
URاردو
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
VITiếng Việt
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
YOYO
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
ZH中文
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a
ZUZU
encaenia
en-ka-e-ni-a