adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
septimānus
septimānus (feminine septimāna, neuter septimānum)
Classical[sɛp.tɪˈmaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[sep.tiˈmaː.nus]
Meaning
- adjectiveof or pertaining to the seventh in a series
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | septimānus | septimāna | septimānum |
| genitive | septimānī | septimānae | septimānī |
| dative | septimānō | septimānae | septimānō |
| accusative | septimānum | septimānam | septimānum |
| ablative | septimānō | septimānā | septimānō |
| vocative | septimāne | septimāna | septimānum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | septimānī | septimānae | septimāna |
| genitive | septimānōrum | septimānārum | septimānōrum |
| dative | septimānīs | septimānīs | septimānīs |
| accusative | septimānōs | septimānās | septimāna |
| ablative | septimānīs | septimānīs | septimānīs |
| vocative | septimānī | septimānae | septimāna |
septĭmānus, a, um, adj. septem.
I. Of or belonging to the number seven: Nonae, falling on the seventh day of the month (in March, May, July, and October;
opp. quintanae, which fell upon the fifth day), Varr. L. L. 6, § 27 Müll.; Macr. S. 1, 14; Censor. de Die Nat. 20: feturae, born in the seventh month, Arn. 3, 105.—II. Subst.
B. septĭmāna, ae, f., late Lat. for hebdomas, a week, Cod. Th. 15, 5, 5:
die septimanarum, the Jewish feast of weeks, Vulg. 2 Macc. 12, 31.—Hence, septĭmā-nărĭi, = hebdomadarii, Reg. Bened. 35.Origins
From septimus (“seventh”) + -ānus (“of, pertaining to”, suffix added to a noun stem, particularly proper nouns, to form an adjective).