dies Solis

Latin

Days of the week
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Etymology

From diēs (day) and sōlis, genitive of sōl (sun).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

diēs Sōlis f (genitive diēī Sōlis); fifth declension

  1. Sunday
    Synonym: diēs Dominicus (Christian)

Declension

Fifth-declension noun with an indeclinable portion.

singular plural
nominative diēs Sōlis diēs Sōlis
genitive diēī Sōlis diērum Sōlis
dative diēī Sōlis diēbus Sōlis
accusative diem Sōlis diēs Sōlis
ablative diē Sōlis diēbus Sōlis
vocative diēs Sōlis diēs Sōlis

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • Breton: disul
  • Cornish: de Sul, dy'Sul (partial calque)
  • Proto-West Germanic: *sunnōn dag (calque) (see there for further descendants)
  • Welsh: dydd Sul (partial calque)

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