sesquidies

Latin

Etymology

sēsqui (“one and a half”) +‎ diēs (“day”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /seːsˈkʷi.di.eːs/, [s̠eːs̠ˈkʷɪd̪ieːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sesˈkwi.di.es/, [sesˈkwiːd̪ies]

Noun

sēsquidiēs m sg (genitive sēsquidiēī); fifth declension

1. (New Latin) a day and a half, one-and-a-half days

Declension

Fifth-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	sēsquidiēs
Genitive	sēsquidiēī
Dative	sēsquidiēī
Accusative	sēsquidiem
Ablative	sēsquidiē
Vocative	sēsquidiēs

Derived terms

• sēsquidiurnus

References

• sesquidies in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• sesquidies in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016