sexennium
Latin
Etymology
From sexennis (“of six years”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sekˈsen.ni.um/, [sɛkˈsɛn.ni.ũː]
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sexennium | sexennia |
| Genitive | sexenniī sexennī1 |
sexenniōrum |
| Dative | sexenniō | sexenniīs |
| Accusative | sexennium | sexennia |
| Ablative | sexenniō | sexenniīs |
| Vocative | sexennium | sexennia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Related terms
- (adj.): sexennial
- (5-year period): quinquennium, quinquenniad, quintennium
- (7-year period): septennium, septenniad, septennary, septenary
References
- sexennium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sexennium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- sexennium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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