octennis
Latin
Etymology
Derived from octō (“eight”) + annus (“year”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /okˈten.nis/, [ɔkˈtɛn.nɪs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /okˈten.nis/
- (Vulgar) IPA(key): /okˈtɛn.nis/, [okˈtʲɛn.nes]
Adjective
octennis (neuter octenne); third declension
- (Late Latin) eight-year-old
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | 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 | |
Descendants
- Italian: ottenne
References
- 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