sesquidiurnus

sesquidiurnus

Latin

Etymology

sēsquidiēs (“a day and a half”) +‎ -urnus (suffix forming adjectives), after diurnus

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /seːs.kʷi.diˈur.nus/, [seːs.kᶣɪ.dɪˈʊr.nʊs]

Adjective

sēsquidiurnus (feminine sēsquidiurna, neuter sēsquidiurnum); first/second declension

1. (New Latin) occurring once every day and a half (thirty-six hours), sesquidiurnal
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Declension

First/second declension.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sēsquidiurnus	sēsquidiurna	sēsquidiurnum		sēsquidiurnī	sēsquidiurnae	sēsquidiurna
Genitive	sēsquidiurnī	sēsquidiurnae	sēsquidiurnī		sēsquidiurnōrum	sēsquidiurnārum	sēsquidiurnōrum
Dative	sēsquidiurnō	sēsquidiurnae	sēsquidiurnō		sēsquidiurnīs	sēsquidiurnīs	sēsquidiurnīs
Accusative	sēsquidiurnum	sēsquidiurnam	sēsquidiurnum		sēsquidiurnōs	sēsquidiurnās	sēsquidiurna
Ablative	sēsquidiurnō	sēsquidiurnā	sēsquidiurnō		sēsquidiurnīs	sēsquidiurnīs	sēsquidiurnīs
Vocative	sēsquidiurne	sēsquidiurna	sēsquidiurnum		sēsquidiurnī	sēsquidiurnae	sēsquidiurna

Descendants

• English: sesquidiurnal