sexennis

Latin

Etymology

sex (six) +‎ annus (year) +‎ -is (suffix forming compound adjectives).

Pronunciation

Adjective

sexennis (neuter sexenne); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. six years old
  2. of six years, lasting six years

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative sexennis sexenne sexennēs sexennia
genitive sexennis sexennium
dative sexennī sexennibus
accusative sexennem sexenne sexennēs
sexennīs
sexennia
ablative sexennī sexennibus
vocative sexennis sexenne sexennēs sexennia

Coordinate terms

  • biennis, triennis, quadriennis, quinquennis, septuennis, octennis, novennis, decennis, undecennis, duodecennis, tridecennis, quattuordecennis, quindecennis, sedecennis, septendecennis, duodevicennis, undevicennis, vicennis, tricennis, quadragennis, quinquagennis, sexagennis, septuagennis, octogennis, nonagennis, centennis, ducentennis, trecentennis, quadringentennis, quingentennis, sescentennis, septingentennis, octingentennis, nongentennis, millennis

References

  • sexennis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sexennis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1434/2.
  • sexennis” on page 1752/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)