sextilis
Latin
Etymology
From sextus (“sixth”) + -ilis (“-ile: forming adjectives & nouns”); presumably derived from its original place in the Roman calendar, though it was the 8th month after the new year began to be calculated from January.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sekˈstiː.lis/, [sɛkˈstiː.lɪs]
Adjective
sextīlis (neuter sextīle); third declension
- Of August, the sixth month of the Roman calendar or eighth month of the Gregorian calendar.
Usage notes
In Latin, the month names are used as adjectives. In the Classical period, this adjective modifies a noun identifying a particular day, from which the date was reckoned. In Medieval Latin and later periods, the adjective modifies a numeral for the day of the month.
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | sextīlis | sextīle | sextīlēs | sextīlia | |
| genitive | sextīlis | sextīlium | |||
| dative | sextīlī | sextīlibus | |||
| accusative | sextīlem | sextīle | sextīlēs, sextīlīs | sextīlia | |
| ablative | sextīlī | sextīlibus | |||
| vocative | sextīlis | sextīle | sextīlēs | sextīlia | |
Synonyms
Descendants
- Sextilis, Sextile
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