sesquidies

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /seːsˈkʷi.di.eːs/, [s̠eːs̠ˈkʷɪd̪ieːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sesˈkwi.di.es/, [sesˈkwiːd̪ies]

Noun

sēsquidiēs m sg (genitive sēsquidiēī); fifth declension

(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 Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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