sesqui

See also: sesqui-

Latin

Etymology

Variant of sēsqui-.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈseːs.kʷi/, [ˈs̠eːs̠kʷɪ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈses.kwi/, [ˈsɛskwi]

Adverb

sēsqui (not comparable)

(hapax) Alternative form of sēsqui-: 1½ times; increased by 50%.
- 46 bc, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Orator, Ch. 23, §187 or 188:
  Pes enim, qui adhibetur ad numeros, partitur in tria, ut necesse sit partem pedis aut aequalem esse alteri parti aut altero tanto aut sesqui esse maiorem.

References

“sesqui”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“sesqui”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
sesqui in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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