Octavum kalendas octobres

[john abshire]

Item ante diem octavum kalendas octobres aequinoctium dicitur, nam eo quoque die nox aequa est atque dies.

also the equinox is said to be eight days before the first of October, so therefore also the day is equal the night and day.

im sure the second half of the sentence is wrong but i can’t untangle the words. Nam eo quoque plus Die is ablative not nominative.

 

[Pacifica]

- Nam means "for/because", not "so".

- Eo goes with die. What do you think eo die could mean?

- Besides the meaning "and", atque is also used in comparative expression where it translates with "as" or "to". That's what we have here.

- The meaning of the first part is more like "the eighth day... is also called equinox".

 

[john abshire]

- Nam means "for/because", not "so".

- Eo goes with die. What do you think eo die could mean?

- Besides the meaning "and", atque is also used in comparative expression where it translates with "as" or "to". That's what we have here.

- The meaning of the first part is more like "the eighth day... is also called equinox".

eo die = therefore in the day?
Die is ablative of dies. Eo must be an adverb. If a verb, I go/ pass?

 

[scrabulista]

eo is also the ablative of is.

 

[john abshire]

eo is also the ablative of is.

Nam Eo quoque die= and for this/that day ?

 

[Clemens]

Nam Eo quoque die= and for this/that day ?

It seems to be an ablative of time.