interlunium

Latin

Etymology

Derived from inter- (“between”, “among”) +‎ lūna (“the Moon”) +‎ -ium (abstract noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /in.terˈluː.ni.um/, [ɪn̪t̪ɛrˈɫ̪uːniʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.terˈlu.ni.um/, [in̪t̪erˈluːnium]

Noun

interlūnium n (genitive interlūniī or interlūnī); second declension

1. interlunation

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	interlūnium	interlūnia
Genitive	interlūniī interlūnī1	interlūniōrum
Dative	interlūniō	interlūniīs
Accusative	interlūnium	interlūnia
Ablative	interlūniō	interlūniīs
Vocative	interlūnium	interlūnia

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

• Italian: interlunio