sextilis
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Sextilis (alternative letter-case form)
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]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sekˈstiː.lis/, [s̠ɛkˈs̠t̪iːlʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sekˈsti.lis/, [sekˈst̪iːlis]
Adjective[edit]
sextīlis (neuter sextīle); third-declension two-termination adjective
- 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 | |||
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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 |