octennis

Latin

Etymology

Derived from octō (“eight”) + annus (“year”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /okˈten.nis/, [ɔkˈt̪ɛnːɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /okˈten.nis/, [okˈt̪ɛnːis]

Adjective

octennis (neuter octenne); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (Late Latin) eight-year-old

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	octennis	octenne		octennēs	octennia
Genitive	octennis			octennium
Dative	octennī			octennibus
Accusative	octennem	octenne		octennēs octennīs	octennia
Ablative	octennī			octennibus
Vocative	octennis	octenne		octennēs	octennia

Descendants

• Italian: ottenne

References

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