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Latin
Etymology
From sēsqui- (“one half and a”) + diēs (“day”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sēsquidiēs m sg (genitive sēsquidiēī); fifth declension
- (New Latin) a day and a half, one-and-a-half days
Declension
Fifth-declension noun, singular only.
Derived terms
References
- sesquidies in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016