nundine
English
Alternative forms
- nundines
Etymology
From Latin nundinae (“ninth-days”), a clipped form of nundinae feriae (“ninth-day festivals”), from its observance every eighth day (9 counting inclusively)[1] and from the Latin practice of treating most recurring calendrical days as plurals.[2][3]
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnʌndʌɪn/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈnənˌdaɪn/
Noun
nundine (plural nundines)
- A market or fair held every eight days, particularly (historical) in Roman contexts.
- (obsolete) Any recurring eight-day period; an eight-day 'week'.
Derived terms
- nundinal
References
- "nundine, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Kennedy, Benjamin Hall, The Public School Latin Grammar (1879), p. 126.
- Michels, Agnes Kirsopp, Calendar of the Roman Republic (2015), p. 19.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nūndinae.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnun.di.ne/, [ˈn̺un̪d̪in̺e]
- Hyphenation: nùn‧di‧ne
Noun
nundine f (plural nundini)
- (historical, Ancient Rome) nundine
Derived terms
- nundinale
Latin
Adjective
nūndine
- vocative masculine singular of nūndinus