dies Mercurii

Latin

Days of the week
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Alternative forms

  • Mercuriī diēs

Etymology

From diēs (“day”) and Mercuriī, genitive of Mercurius (“Mercury”). Latin calque of Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”) Ἑρμοῦ (Hermoû) ("of Hermes"). The association of the seven week days with the seven classical planets is first attested in the Anthologiarum by Vettius Valens, ca. AD 170 and was known to Cassius Dio by the early 3rd century.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈdi.eːs ˈmɛr.kʊ.riː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈd̪iː.es ˈmɛr.ku.ri]
  • The pronunciation Mercurī instead of regularized Mercuriī is the one regularly expected for BCE Classical Latin, but it is also reflected by Romance centuries later, and in light of this was likely in general use for naming this weekday.
  • (Regularized) IPA(key): [ˈdi.eːs mɛrˈkʊ.ri.iː]
  • (Regularized) IPA(key): [ˈd̪iː.es merˈkuː.ri.i]

Noun

diēs Mercuriī f (genitive diēī Mercuriī); fifth declension

  1. Wednesday

Declension

Fifth-declension noun with an indeclinable portion.

singular plural
nominative diēs Mercuriī diēs Mercuriī
genitive diēī Mercuriī diērum Mercuriī
dative diēī Mercuriī diēbus Mercuriī
accusative diem Mercuriī diēs Mercuriī
ablative diē Mercuriī diēbus Mercuriī
vocative diēs Mercuriī diēs Mercuriī

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