sextilis

Latin

Alternative forms

• Sextilis (alternative letter-case form)

Etymology

From sextus (“sixth”) +‎ -īlis (“-ile”, suffix forming adjectives & nouns); presumably derived from its original place in the Roman calendar, though it became the 8th month after the new year began to be calculated from January.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /sekˈstiː.lis/, [s̠ɛkˈs̠t̪iːlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sekˈsti.lis/, [sekˈst̪iːlis]

Adjective

sextīlis (neuter sextīle); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. Of August, the sixth month of the Roman calendar or eighth month of the Gregorian calendar.

Usage notes

In Latin, the month names are used as adjectives. In the Classical period, this adjective modifies a noun identifying a particular day, from which the date was reckoned. In Medieval Latin and later periods, the adjective modifies a numeral for the day of the month.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	sextīlis	sextīle		sextīlēs	sextīlia
Genitive	sextīlis			sextīlium
Dative	sextīlī			sextīlibus
Accusative	sextīlem	sextīle		sextīlēs sextīlīs	sextīlia
Ablative	sextīlī			sextīlibus
Vocative	sextīlis	sextīle		sextīlēs	sextīlia

Synonyms

• augustus

Descendants

• → Catalan: sextil
• → English: sextile