bissextile

English

Etymology

From Latin bisextilis (“containing an intercalary day”), from bisextus (“intercalary day”), from bis- (“two”) + sextus (“sixth”). In leap years there were two sixth days before March in the Roman calendar, thus the succession of days was ... 7 - 6 - 6* - 5 ...

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /bɪˈsɛks.taɪəl/
• (US) IPA: /bɪˈsɛks.taɪəl/, /bɑɪˈsɛks.tɑɪl/, /bɑɪˈsɛks.təl/, /bɪˈsɛks.təl/

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Adjective

bissextile (comparative more bissextile, superlative most bissextile)

1. Having an extra day (of a leap year).

Translations

having an extra day

• Bulgarian: високосен (bg) (visokosen)
• French: bissextil (fr)

• Portuguese: bissexto (pt) m
• Spanish: bisiesto (es)

Derived terms

• bissextile month
• bissextile year

Noun

bissextile (plural bissextiles)

1. A leap year; A year having an extra day.

Translations

leap year

• French: année bissextile (fr)

• Spanish: bisiesto (es)

See also

• intercalate
• leap day
• leap year

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French

Adjective

bissextile f sg

1. feminine form of bissextil