septunx

Latin

Etymology

septem +‎ uncia

Pronunciation

Because of Osthoff's Law, the length of the vowel in the second syllable is uncertain; see the note at uncia.

Noun

septū̆nx m (genitive septū̆ncis); third declension

  1. seven twelfths
  2. seven ounces

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative septū̆nx septū̆ncēs
Genitive septū̆ncis septū̆ncium
Dative septū̆ncī septū̆ncibus
Accusative septū̆ncem septū̆ncēs
septū̆ncīs
Ablative septū̆nce septū̆ncibus
Vocative septū̆nx septū̆ncēs

References
  • “septunx”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “septunx”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • septunx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. Sayeed, Ollie (01 Jan 2017) "Osthoff’s Law in Latin", in Indo-European Linguistics, Volume 5, Issue 1, page 156
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