Mensis
From TTT @ frath.net
Latin-English
mens|is, -is. (ˈmen.sis) masc.
- A month.
Loci
- αʹ Terence, Hecyra 5.3:
| Nam mĕmini | abhīnc | mensīs | decĕm | fere ād | me nōc|te prī|mā confŭge|re anhē|lantēm | domūm | sinĕ co|mitĕ, vi|ni plē|nūm, cum hoc ănulo. |
Because I remember, about ten months ago, that he ran up to me at my house early one night, out of breath, all alone, full of wine, with this ring. |
- βʹ Plautus, Stichus 1.3:
| n(am) īllā | m(e) ĭn āl|vō mēn|sēs gēs|tāvīt | dĕcēm, ăt ĕg(o) ĭl|l(am) ĭn āl|vō gēs|tō plūs | ānnōs | dĕcēm |
For she carried me in her stomach for ten months, yet I have been carrying her in mine more than ten years. |
