octaeteris

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌɒktaɪˈtɪəɹɪs/    美 /ˌɑktaɪˈtɪɹɪs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of octennium: An 8-year period, particularly (historical) in Greek calendrical and astronomical calculations.
    — The octaëteris, or lunæsolar cycle of eight years, is a form of the lunar reckoning of annual time totally distinct from and independent of the reckoning of solar in the primitive equable calendar.

词形变化

octaeterides plural

词源

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀκταετηρίς (oktaetērís, “8-year [period]”).
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