sesquidies
Latin
Etymology
From sēsqui- (“one half and a”) + diēs (“day”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [seːsˈkʷɪ.di.eːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [sesˈkʷiː.d̪i.es]
Noun
sēsquidiēs m sg (genitive sēsquidiēī); fifth declension
- (New Latin) a day and a half, one-and-a-half days
Declension
Fifth-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | sēsquidiēs |
| genitive | sēsquidiēī |
| dative | sēsquidiēī |
| accusative | sēsquidiem |
| ablative | sēsquidiē |
| vocative | sēsquidiēs |
Derived terms
References
- sesquidies in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016