sextilis

Alternative forms

 * (alternative letter-case form)

Etymology
From ; presumably derived from its original place in the, though it became the 8th month after the new year began to be calculated from January.

Adjective

 * 1) Of August, the sixth month of the Roman calendar or eighth month of the Gregorian calendar.

Usage notes
In Latin, the month names are used as adjectives. In the Classical period, this adjective modifies a noun identifying a particular day, from which the date was reckoned. In Medieval Latin and later periods, the adjective modifies a numeral for the day of the month.