Meaning of idus | Babel Free

Definitions

The ides; in the Roman calendar the fifteenth day of March, May, July, October, and the thirteenth day of the other months. Eight days after the nones.

declension-4, plural, plural-only

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Examples

“Praetermittō ruīnās fortūnārum tuārum, quās omnēs proximīs Īdibus tibi impendēre sentiēs; […] .”

I pass over the ruin of your fortunes, all of which you will feel hanging over you on the next Ides. (In other words, Catiline’s huge debts will soon come due; ancient Romans typically paid regular monthly debts and rent on the Kalends, or first of the month, while major loans and interest were often paid on the Ides.)

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