νωναί

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Νωναί (Nōnaí)

Etymology

From Latin nones (“nones; 8th ['9th'] day before the ides of a month”).

Noun

νωναί • (nōnaí) f

1. (historical) The nones, used in reckoning Roman dates: the 7th day of March, May, Quintilis or July, and October and the 5th day of all other months.

References

• Solin, Heikki, "Observations sur la Forme Grecque des Indications Calendaires Romaines à Rome à l'Époque Impériale" in Bilinguisme Gréco-Latin et Épigraphie (2008), Lyon: Maison de l'Orient Méditerranéen, pp. 259–272.