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Meaning of bisextilis | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
[bɪˈsɛk.stɪ.lɪs]

Definitions

  1. leap year, bissextile
    declension-3, relational, two-termination
  2. intercalary
    declension-3, two-termination

Equivalents

Afrikaans skrikkeljaar
العربية سنة كبيسة كبيس
Cymraeg blwyddyn naid
Dansk skudår
Esperanto superjaro
Suomi karkausvuosi
Gàidhlig bliadhna-leum
עברית שנה מעוברת
Magyar szökőév
Bahasa Indonesia kabisat tahun kabisat
Íslenska hlaupár
日本語 閏年
한국어 윤년
Lëtzebuergesch Schaltjoer
Македонски престапна година
Монгол өндөр жил
Bahasa Melayu tahun lompat
မြန်မာဘာသာ ရက်ထပ်နှစ်
Nederlands schrikkeljaar
Português ano bissexto bissexto
Română an bisect
Slovenčina priestupný rok
Slovenščina prestopno leto
Svenska skottar
Tagalog taong bisyesto
Türkçe artık yıl
Tiếng Việt năm nhuận
中文 閏年
ZH-TW 閏年

Examples

“Anni videlicet solares ex diebus 365 et quarta partes unius diei: quorum tres primi solum ex 365 diebus pro quolibet numerantur, qui non bissextiles dicuntur: quartus vero, ex 366 diebus componitur, et bissextilis nuncupatur.”

Every solar year is 365 and a quarter days: of these, each of the first three number 365 days, and they are called non-bissextiles, while the fourth, composed of 366 days, is called bissextile.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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