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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
- seven twelfths
- seven ounces
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
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.