Mercedonius
English
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Proper noun
[edit]Mercedonius
- (historical) The intercalary month of the Ancient Roman calendar, abolished with the introduction of the Julian calendar in 45 BC.
- Synonyms: Intercalaris, Interkalaris
Alternative forms
[edit]Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Related to mērx (“wage”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mɛr.keːˈdɔ.ni.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [mer.t͡ʃeˈdɔː.ni.us]
Adjective
[edit]Mercēdonius (feminine Mercēdonia, neuter Mercēdonium); first/second-declension adjective
- Of Mercedonius, an intercalary month added at the end of February to realign the lunar procession of the months with the tropical solar year, before the Julian reforms made it unnecessary.
- Synonym: Intercalāris
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]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Mercēdonius | Mercēdonia | Mercēdonium | Mercēdoniī | Mercēdoniae | Mercēdonia | |
| genitive | Mercēdoniī | Mercēdoniae | Mercēdoniī | Mercēdoniōrum | Mercēdoniārum | Mercēdoniōrum | |
| dative | Mercēdoniō | Mercēdoniae | Mercēdoniō | Mercēdoniīs | |||
| accusative | Mercēdonium | Mercēdoniam | Mercēdonium | Mercēdoniōs | Mercēdoniās | Mercēdonia | |
| ablative | Mercēdoniō | Mercēdoniā | Mercēdoniō | Mercēdoniīs | |||
| vocative | Mercēdonie | Mercēdonia | Mercēdonium | Mercēdoniī | Mercēdoniae | Mercēdonia | |
See also
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Roman calendar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
