sexennis

Latin

Etymology

sex- (“six”) +‎ annus (“year”) +‎ -is (suffix forming compound adjectives)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /sekˈsen.nis/, [s̠ɛkˈs̠ɛnːɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sekˈsen.nis/, [seɡˈzɛnːis]

Adjective

sexennis (neuter sexenne); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. six years old
2. of six years, lasting six years

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	sexennis	sexenne		sexennēs	sexennia
Genitive	sexennis			sexennium
Dative	sexennī			sexennibus
Accusative	sexennem	sexenne		sexennēs sexennīs	sexennia
Ablative	sexennī			sexennibus
Vocative	sexennis	sexenne		sexennēs	sexennia

References

• “sexennis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sexennis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1434/2.
• “sexennis” on page 1752/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)