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adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Mercēdonius

Mercēdonius (feminine Mercēdonia, neuter Mercēdonium)
Classical[mɛr.keːˈdɔ.ni.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[mer.t͡ʃeˈdɔː.ni.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveOf Mercedonius, an intercalary month added at the end of February to realign the lunar procession of the months with the tropical solar year, before the Julian reforms made it unnecessary.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeMercēdoniusMercēdoniaMercēdonium
genitiveMercēdoniīMercēdoniaeMercēdoniī
dativeMercēdoniōMercēdoniaeMercēdoniō
accusativeMercēdoniumMercēdoniamMercēdonium
ablativeMercēdoniōMercēdoniāMercēdoniō
vocativeMercēdonieMercēdoniaMercēdonium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeMercēdoniīMercēdoniaeMercēdonia
genitiveMercēdoniōrumMercēdoniārumMercēdoniōrum
dativeMercēdoniīsMercēdoniīsMercēdoniīs
accusativeMercēdoniōsMercēdoniāsMercēdonia
ablativeMercēdoniīsMercēdoniīsMercēdoniīs
vocativeMercēdoniīMercēdoniaeMercēdonia

mercēdŏnĭus, a, um, adj. 1. merces-do,
I. of or belonging to the payment of wages: Mercedonios (dies) dixerunt a mercede solvendā, on which wages are paid, pay-days, Paul. ex Fest. p. 124 Müll.—
II. Subst.: mercēdŏnĭus, ii, m., a payer of wages, paymaster: mercedonius, qui solvit mercedem; † mercedarius (an employer), qui dat mercedem pro labore sibi impenso, Gloss. Isid. 37.
Mercēdŏnĭus or Mercēdī-nus, = Μερκηδόνιος, Μερκεδῖνος, mensis, an intercalary month of 22 or 23 days, inserted every two years in the calendar of Numa, Vet. Kalend. Rom. ap. Grut. 133; cf. so Laur. Lyd. de Mens. 4, 92.

Origins

Related to mērx (“wage”).

Quick answers

What does Mercēdonius mean in Latin?
Mercēdonius, a adjective, means “Of Mercedonius, an intercalary month added at the end of February to realign the lunar procession of the months with the tropical solar year, before the Julian reforms made it unnecessary.”.
How do you pronounce Mercēdonius?
In classical Latin, [mɛr.keːˈdɔ.ni.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mer.t͡ʃeˈdɔː.ni.us].