sextilis

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Etymology[edit]

From sextus (sixth) +‎ -ilis (-ile, forming adjectives & nouns); presumably derived from its original place in the Roman calendar, though it became the 8th month after the new year began to be calculated from January.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

sextīlis (neuter sextīle); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. Of August, the sixth month of the Roman calendar or eighth month of the Gregorian calendar.

Usage notes[edit]

In Latin, the month names are used as adjectives. In the Classical period, this adjective modifies a noun identifying a particular day, from which the date was reckoned. In Medieval Latin and later periods, the adjective modifies a numeral for the day of the month.

Declension[edit]

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative sextīlis sextīle sextīlēs sextīlia
Genitive sextīlis sextīlium
Dative sextīlī sextīlibus
Accusative sextīlem sextīle sextīlēs
sextīlīs
sextīlia
Ablative sextīlī sextīlibus
Vocative sextīlis sextīle sextīlēs sextīlia

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Catalan: sextil
  • English: sextile