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Nundinal in a sentence

Nundinal meaning

Of or pertaining to a nundine

Using Nundinal

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to a nundine
  • In the example corpus, nundinal often appears in combinations such as: nundinal cycle, the nundinal, nundinal letter.

Context around Nundinal

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

day 1× alongside 1× single 1×

Often after:

cycle 6× letter 2× letters 1×

Sentence patterns with Nundinal

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

321 the nundinal cycle had 1× 8 day nundinal cycle began 1× a single nundinal letter was 1× and the nundinal cycle coexisted 1× appear alongside nundinal letters in 1× as a nundinal letter changed 1× because the nundinal cycle was 1× especially the nundinal cycle an 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

because the nundinal 1× combining these with 1× in any case 1× since the length 1× the market week 1× this may indicate 1×

Common sentence endings:

can be performed 1× changed every year 1× in the fasti 1× on different days 1× out of use 1× pre julian calendar 1×

Words around Nundinal

Just before it in the word index:

nundah 2 nunda 3 nuncius 3 nuncios 7 nuncio 47 nunciatures 2

Just after it in the word index:

nundle 4 nundwe 9 nuneaton 40 nunes 221 nunez 180 nung 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Nundinal

  • In this selection, "nundinal" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, day, alongside, single, cycle, letter and letters stand out and add context to how "nundinal" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 321 the nundinal cycle had and 8 day nundinal cycle began. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nundinal" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nundinal

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The market " week " is the nundinal cycle. (7 words)

Since the length of the year was not a multiple of eight days, the letter for the market day (known as a "nundinal letter") changed every year. (27 words)

For a while, the week and the nundinal cycle coexisted, but by the time the week was officially adopted by Constantine in AD 321, the nundinal cycle had fallen out of use. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

Because the nundinal cycle was absolutely fixed at eight days under the Republic, information about the dates of market days is one of the most important tools used for working out the Julian equivalent of a Roman date in the pre-Julian calendar. (43 words)

This may indicate that a single nundinal letter was assigned to both halves of the 48-hour bissextile day by this time, so that the Regifugium and the market day might fall on the same date but on different days. (40 words)

Combining these with what is known about how the calendar worked, especially the nundinal cycle, an accurate conversion of Roman dates after 58 BC relative to the start of the Julian calendar can be performed. (35 words)

Example sentences (7)

For a while, the week and the nundinal cycle coexisted, but by the time the week was officially adopted by Constantine in AD 321, the nundinal cycle had fallen out of use.

In any case, the 8-day nundinal cycle began to be displaced by the 7-day week in the first century AD, and dominical letters began to appear alongside nundinal letters in the fasti.

Because the nundinal cycle was absolutely fixed at eight days under the Republic, information about the dates of market days is one of the most important tools used for working out the Julian equivalent of a Roman date in the pre-Julian calendar.

Combining these with what is known about how the calendar worked, especially the nundinal cycle, an accurate conversion of Roman dates after 58 BC relative to the start of the Julian calendar can be performed.

Since the length of the year was not a multiple of eight days, the letter for the market day (known as a "nundinal letter") changed every year.

The market " week " is the nundinal cycle.

This may indicate that a single nundinal letter was assigned to both halves of the 48-hour bissextile day by this time, so that the Regifugium and the market day might fall on the same date but on different days.

Common combinations with nundinal

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nundinal" in a sentence?
An example: "For a while, the week and the nundinal cycle coexisted, but by the time the week was officially adopted by Constantine in AD 321, the nundinal cycle had fallen out of use." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "nundinal" from authentic English texts.
What does "nundinal" mean?
Nundinal means: Of or pertaining to a nundine
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