Sextilis

Latin

Alternative forms

sextilis (alternative letter-case form)

Etymology

From sextus (“sixth”) +‎ -īlis (“-ile”, suffix forming adjectives & nouns); presumably derived from its original place in the Roman calendar, though it became the 8th month after the new year began to be calculated from January.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [sɛkˈstiː.lɪs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [sekˈstiː.lis]

Adjective

Sextīlis (neuter Sextīle); third-declension two-termination adjective

Of August, the sixth month of the Roman calendar or eighth month of the Gregorian calendar.
Synonym: Augustus

Usage notes

In Latin, the month names are used as adjectives. In the Classical period, this adjective modifies a noun identifying a particular day, from which the date was reckoned. In Medieval Latin and later periods, the adjective modifies a numeral for the day of the month.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	masc./fem.	neuter	masc./fem.	neuter
	singular		plural
nominative	Sextīlis	Sextīle	Sextīlēs	Sextīlia
genitive	Sextīlis		Sextīlium
dative	Sextīlī		Sextīlibus
accusative	Sextīlem	Sextīle	Sextīlīs Sextīlēs	Sextīlia
ablative	Sextīlī		Sextīlibus
vocative	Sextīlis	Sextīle	Sextīlēs	Sextīlia

Descendants

→ Catalan: sextil
→ English: sextile