sextilis

Latin

Alternative forms

Sextilis (alternative letter-case form)

Etymology

From sextus (“sixth”) +‎ -ilis (“-ile”, forming adjectives & nouns); presumably derived from its original place in the Roman calendar, though it became the 8th month after the new year began to be calculated from January.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /sekˈstiː.lis/, [s̠ɛkˈs̠t̪iːlʲɪs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sekˈsti.lis/, [sekˈst̪iːlis]

Adjective

sextīlis (neuter sextīle); third-declension two-termination adjective

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.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter	Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular		Plural
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

augustus

Descendants

→ Catalan: sextil
→ English: sextile

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