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nundine

UK/ˈnʌndʌɪn/US/ˈnənˌdaɪn/

nundine noun: a market or fair held every eight days, particularly (historical) in Roman contexts.

Noun

nundine (plural nundines)

  1. A market or fair held every eight days, particularly (historical) in Roman contexts.
  2. (obsolete) Any recurring eight-day period; an eight-day 'week'.

Forms of nundine

pluralnundines
alternative formnundines

Origin of nundine

From Latin nundinae (“ninth-days”), a clipped form of nundinae feriae (“ninth-day festivals”), from its observance every eighth day (9 counting inclusively) and from the Latin practice of treating most recurring calendrical days as plurals.

Words formed from nundine

Questions about nundine

What does nundine mean?
Nundine means a market or fair held every eight days, particularly (historical) in Roman contexts.
What part of speech is nundine?
Nundine is a noun.
How do you pronounce nundine?
Nundine is pronounced /ˈnʌndʌɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of nundine?
The plural of nundine is nundines.

Words near nundine in the dictionary

  1. nundinal letters
  2. nundinals
  3. nundinary
  4. nundination
  5. nundinations
  6. nundine
  7. nundines
  8. Nundle
  9. Nuneaton
  10. Nuneaton and Bedworth
  11. Nuneham Courtenay

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