adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
intermēstris
intermēstris (neuter intermēstre)
Classical[ɪn.tɛrˈmeːs.trɪs]Ecclesiastical[in.terˈmɛs.tris]
Meaning
- two terminationbetween two months
A mensibus intermestris dictum, quod putabant inter prioris mensis senescentis extremum diem et novam lunam esse diem, quem diligentius Attici ἕνην (hénēn) καὶ (kaì) νέαν (néan) appellarunt, ab eo quod eo die potest videri extrema et prima luna.
116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, De Lingua Latina 6.10 - broadlytwo terminationnew moon
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | intermēstris | intermēstris | intermēstre |
| genitive | intermēstris | intermēstris | intermēstris |
| dative | intermēstrī | intermēstrī | intermēstrī |
| accusative | intermēstrem | intermēstrem | intermēstre |
| ablative | intermēstrī | intermēstrī | intermēstrī |
| vocative | intermēstris | intermēstris | intermēstre |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | intermēstrēs | intermēstrēs | intermēstria |
| genitive | intermēstrium | intermēstrium | intermēstrium |
| dative | intermēstribus | intermēstribus | intermēstribus |
| accusative | intermēstrīs intermēstrēs | intermēstrīs intermēstrēs | intermēstria |
| ablative | intermēstribus | intermēstribus | intermēstribus |
| vocative | intermēstrēs | intermēstrēs | intermēstria |
inter-mestris, e, adj. mensis,
I. between two months:
a mensibus intermestris dictus, Varr. L. L. 6, 2, § 10 Müll.: luna, the new moon, Cat. R. R. 37; Plin. 16, 39, 75, § 194.Origins
By surface analysis, inter + mēnsis + -tris. According to De Vaan, Latin adjectives ending in -mē(n)stris come from a stem *mēns-tri- since *-sr- would evolve into *-br-.