Latin Word of the Day
dies
day
Definitions
| Latin > English |
| dies |
| 1. n. A day, particularly: |
| 2. n. A solar or sidereal day of about 24 hours, especially (historical) Roman dates reckoned from one midnight to the next. |
| ...ante diem III idus Ianuarias... |
| : ...the third day before the January ides i.e., Jan. 11... |
| 3. n. Daytime: a period of light between sunrise and sunset. |
| ...prima diei hora... |
| : ...the first hour of day i.e., prime... |
| 4. n. (often in the feminine) A set day: a date, an appointment. |
Example Sentences
| Dies bellus est. It's a nice day. Precor ut hic dies tibi candidus illuxerit. Have a wonderful day. Tres dies nobis manent. We have three days left. Juvenis, quem rimantem receptaculum purgamentorum cepi, dixit se quattuor dies non comedere. The young man whom I caught looking through the garbage can said that he hasn't eaten in four days. Adhuc enim et post dies septem ego pluam super terram quadraginta diebus et quadraginta noctibus et delebo omnem substantiam, quam feci, de superficie terræ. For yet a while, and after seven days, I will rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights: and I will destroy every substance that I have made, from the face of the earth. |
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