sesquidies
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From sēsqui- (“one half and a”) + diēs (“day”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /seːsˈkʷi.di.eːs/, [s̠eːs̠ˈkʷɪd̪ieːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sesˈkwi.di.es/, [sesˈkwiːd̪ies]
Noun edit
sēsquidiēs m sg (genitive sēsquidiēī); fifth declension
- (New Latin) a day and a half, one-and-a-half days
Declension edit
Fifth-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | sēsquidiēs |
Genitive | sēsquidiēī |
Dative | sēsquidiēī |
Accusative | sēsquidiem |
Ablative | sēsquidiē |
Vocative | sēsquidiēs |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- sesquidies in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016