nonae
Latin
Etymology 1
Numeral
- nominative feminine plural of nōnus
- genitive feminine singular of nōnus
- dative feminine singular of nōnus
- vocative feminine plural of nōnus
Etymology 2
From nonus (“ninth”), from the Latin practice of treating most recurring calendrical days as plurals.[1][2]
Alternative forms
Noun
nōnae f pl (genitive nōnārum); first declension
- The nones.
Declension
First-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | nōnae |
Genitive | nōnārum |
Dative | nōnīs |
Accusative | nōnās |
Ablative | nōnīs |
Vocative | nōnae |
Descendants
- English: nones
References
- ^ Kennedy, Benjamin Hall, The Public School Latin Grammar (1879), p. 126.
- ^ Michels, Agnes Kirsopp, Calendar of the Roman Republic (2015), p. 19.