septuennium
Latin
Alternative forms
- septennium
Etymology
From septuennis (“of seven years”, “seven years old”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sep.tuˈen.ni.um/, [sep.tuˈen.ni.ũ]
Noun
septuennium n (genitive septuenniī); second declension
- septennium, †septenniad (a period of seven years)
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | septuennium | septuennia |
| Genitive | septuenniī | septuenniōrum |
| Dative | septuenniō | septuenniīs |
| Accusative | septuennium | septuennia |
| Ablative | septuenniō | septuenniīs |
| Vocative | septuennium | septuennia |
Descendants
- English: septenniad, septennial, septennian, septennium
References
- septŭennĭum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- septŭennĭum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 1,427/1