Word
Septima hora iam est.
Meaning
It is already the seventh hour.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Septima hora iam est.
Why is septima used instead of septem?
Because septima means seventh, while septem means seven.
Latin uses the ordinal number here, because the sentence is talking about a numbered hour: the seventh hour. So:
- septem = seven
- septima = seventh
In English, we also say the seventh hour, not the seven hour.
Why is septima feminine?
Because it agrees with hora, and hora is a feminine noun.
In Latin, adjectives must agree with the nouns they describe in:
- gender
- number
- case
So since hora is feminine singular, septima also has to be feminine singular.
What case are septima and hora, and why?