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Watermills, detail from map of Chertsey, Surrey. 1422-84. Cat ref: E 164/25 f 222. Copyright, unknown
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Lesson 11: Fourth and fifth declension nouns; days of the week

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Days of the week


dies septimane septimana, -e (f.) week

dies Lune Monday

 not Sunday!
 Note the feminine form
dies Martis Tuesday
dies Mercurii Wednesday
dies Iovis Thursday
dies Veneris Friday
dies Sabbati Saturday
dies Dominica Sunday

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