sesquidies

Latin

Etymology

From sēsqui (“one and a half”) +‎ diēs (“day”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /seːsˈkʷi.di.eːs/, [s̠eːs̠ˈkʷɪd̪ieːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sesˈkwi.di.es/, [sesˈkwiːd̪ies]

Noun

sēsquidiēs m sg (genitive sēsquidiēī); fifth declension

  1. (New Latin) a day and a half, one-and-a-half days

Declension

Fifth-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative sēsquidiēs
Genitive sēsquidiēī
Dative sēsquidiēī
Accusative sēsquidiem
Ablative sēsquidiē
Vocative sēsquidiēs

Derived terms

References
  • sesquidies in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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