Thank you Patrick! Gene.
---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:31:49 -0500 >From: Patrick Moore <[email protected]> >Subject: [USMA:42887] Re: Pertaining to Noon >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > > >Meridies is fifth declension: ><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_declension#Fifth_declension_.28e.29> > >Singular: >nominative meridies >genetive meridiei >dative meridiei >accusative meridiem >ablative meridie > >Plural: >nominative meridies >genetive meridierum >dative meridiebus >accusative meridies >ablative meridiebus > >Skip the vocative case. Usually and here, it is identical to nominative. It >would only be used in sentences such as "O Meridian, your extent amazes us >mortals!" Meridian, by the way, is the English spelling we use.
