Latin

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Etymology

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From sex (six) + mēnsis (month), cf. also mēnstruus (monthly).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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sēmēstris (neuter sēmēstre); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. Alternative form of sēmēnstris

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Descendants

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  • English: semestral, semester

References

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  • semestris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • semestris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.