octennis
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from octō (“eight”) + annus (“year”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /okˈten.nis/, [ɔkˈt̪ɛnːɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /okˈten.nis/, [okˈt̪ɛnːis]
Adjective
[edit]octennis (neuter octenne); third-declension two-termination adjective
Declension
[edit]Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | octennis | octenne | octennēs | octennia | |
| genitive | octennis | octennium | |||
| dative | octennī | octennibus | |||
| accusative | octennem | octenne | octennēs octennīs |
octennia | |
| ablative | octennī | octennibus | |||
| vocative | octennis | octenne | octennēs | octennia | |
Coordinate terms
[edit]- biennis, triennis, quadriennis, quinquennis, sexennis, septuennis, novennis, decennis, undecennis, duodecennis, tridecennis, quattuordecennis, quindecennis, sedecennis, septendecennis, duodevicennis, undevicennis, vicennis, tricennis, quadragennis, quinquagennis, sexagennis, septuagennis, octogennis, nonagennis, centennis, ducentennis, trecentennis, quadringentennis, quingentennis, sescentennis, septingentennis, octingentennis, nongentennis, millennis
Descendants
[edit]- Italian: ottenne
References
[edit]- “octennis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- octennis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.