amphemerinos

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμφημερῐνός (amphēmerĭnós).

Pronunciation

Adjective

amphēmerinos (feminine amphēmerina, neuter amphēmerinon); first/second-declension adjective (Greek-type)

  1. daily, quotidian, recurring or returning every day, not intermittent
    • c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 28.228:
      est genus febrium, quod amphemerinon vocant; hoc liberari tradunt, si quis e vena auris asini III guttas sanguinis in II heminis aquae hauserit.
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Declension

First/second-declension adjective (Greek-type).

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative amphēmerinos amphēmerina amphēmerinon amphēmerinī
amphēmerinoe 		amphēmerinae amphēmerina
genitive amphēmerinī amphēmerinae amphēmerinī amphēmerinōrum amphēmerinārum amphēmerinōrum
dative amphēmerinō amphēmerinae amphēmerinō amphēmerinīs
accusative amphēmerinon amphēmerinān amphēmerinon amphēmerinōs amphēmerinās amphēmerina
ablative amphēmerinō amphēmerinā amphēmerinō amphēmerinīs
vocative amphēmerine amphēmerina amphēmerinon amphēmerinī
amphēmerinoe 		amphēmerinae amphēmerina

Synonyms

  • (daily, recurring or returning every day): cōtīdiānus (pure Latin)

References

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