nundinae
Latin
Etymology
From ellipsis of nūndinae fēriae (“ninth-day fair”), in reference to Roman market days, from their usual observance every ninth day. In Classical Latin, plural only; at least one instance of singular usage attested in Late Latin.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnuːn.dɪ.nae̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnun̪.d̪i.ne]
Noun
nūndinae f pl (genitive nūndinārum); first declension
- (historical) A Roman market day, occurring every ninth day.
- Synonym: nūndinae fēriae
Declension
First-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | nūndinae |
| genitive | nūndinārum |
| dative | nūndinīs |
| accusative | nūndinās |
| ablative | nūndinīs |
| vocative | nūndinae |
Related terms
- nūndinus (adjective)
Descendants
Adjective
nūndinae
- inflection of nūndinus:
- nominative/vocative feminine plural
- genitive/dative feminine singular
References
- “nundinae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nundinae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- "nundinae", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- nundinae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “nundinae”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “nundinae”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin