# nundine

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnʌndʌɪn/

## Definitions
1. A market or fair held every eight days, particularly (historical) in Roman contexts.
2. Any recurring eight-day period; an eight-day 'week'.

## Etymology
From 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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