nundine
nundine · nundines
A market or fair held every eight days, particularly in Roman contextsA market or fair held every eight days, particularly (historical) in Roman contexts.
UK/ˈnʌndʌɪn/US/ˈnənˌdaɪn/
Meaning
2 sensesA market or fair held every eight days, particularly (historical) in Roman contexts.
(obsolete)Any recurring eight-day period; an eight-day 'week'.
Origin
From Latin nundinae (“ninth-days”), a clipped form of nundinae feriae (“ninth-day festivalFrom Latin nundinae (“ninth-days”), a clipped form of nundinae feriae (“ninth-day festivals”), from its observance every eighth day (9 counting inclusively) and from the Latin practice of treating most recurring calendrical days as plurals.
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