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sexennium
sexennium
Latin
Noun
sexennium n (genitive sexenniī); second declension
- A period or span of six years.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sexennium | sexennia |
| genitive | sexenniī | sexenniōrum |
| dative | sexenniō | sexenniīs |
| accusative | sexennium | sexennia |
| ablative | sexenniō | sexenniīs |
| vocative | sexennium | sexennia |
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
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “sexennium”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.