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Meaning of nudius | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B1
[ˈnʊ.di.uːs]

Definitions

(...−1) days ago; literally "it is now the ...th day since"

not-comparable

Examples

“nudius tertius”

day before yesterday (it is now the third day)

“nudius quartus”

day before the day before yesterday; three days ago (not four – Latin day counting included both endpoints; if three days ago is the first day, it is now the fourth day)

“heri et nudius tertius, quartus, quintus, sextus […]”

Yesterday and the day before yesterday, and the day before that, and the day before that, and the day before that […]

“nam ego Lemno advenio Athenas nudius tertius”

Now I reach[ed] Athens from Lemnos the day before yesterday

“nudius sextus quoi talentum mutuom dedi, reposcam”

I will demand back the borrowed talent; it is now the sixth day since I gave it

“Is et nū̆diū̆s tertius in custōdiam cīvīs Rōmānōs dedit et supplicātiōnem mihi dēcrēvit […]”

This man both gave Roman citizens into custody three days ago, and voted me a thanskgiving […]

“Recordamini, qui dies nudius tertius decimus fuerit”

Recall what a day it was twelve days ago.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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