dies Dominicus

Latin
Days of the week
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Etymology

From diēs (“day”) +‎ dominicus (“of the Lord (adj.)”). Since the head-noun diēs could be either masculine or feminine, the phrase has a feminine counterpart in diēs Dominica.

Found from about 200 CE onwards as a Christian replacement for the pagan diēs Sōlis (“Sunday”, literally “day of the sun-god Sol”). Completely erased the latter, as far as Romance is concerned.

Pronunciation

Noun

diēs Dominicus m (genitive diēī Dominicī); fifth declension

  1. (Late Latin) Sunday

Declension

Fifth-declension noun with a second-declension adjective.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative diēs Dominicus diēs Dominicī
Genitive diēī Dominicī diērum Dominicōrum
Dative diēī Dominicō diēbus Dominicīs
Accusative diem Dominicum diēs Dominicōs
Ablative diē Dominicō diēbus Dominicīs
Vocative diēs Dominice diēs Dominicī

Descendants

See also diēs Dominica.

References
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