duodecennis

Latin

Alternative forms

• duodennis

Etymology

duodecim (“twelve”) +‎ annus (“year”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /du.o.deˈken.nis/, [d̪uɔd̪ɛˈkɛnːɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /du.o.deˈt͡ʃen.nis/, [d̪uod̪eˈt͡ʃɛnːis]

Adjective

duodecennis (neuter duodecenne); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (Late Latin) twelve years old

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Sulpicius Severus to this entry?)

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	duodecennis	duodecenne		duodecennēs	duodecennia
Genitive	duodecennis			duodecennium
Dative	duodecennī			duodecennibus
Accusative	duodecennem	duodecenne		duodecennēs duodecennīs	duodecennia
Ablative	duodecennī			duodecennibus
Vocative	duodecennis	duodecenne		duodecennēs	duodecennia

References

• “dŭŏdĕcennis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• dŭŏdĕcennis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 564/1.