Meaning of nudius | Babel Free
[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
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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