Definition
Plural of epagomenum; the five intercalary days in the ancient Egyptian calendar that fell outside the regular 12-month, 30-day system.
Etymology
From Greek 'epagómenai hēmérai' meaning 'added days,' from 'epágein' (to bring in/add) plus 'hēméra' (day). These extra days were literally 'inserted' into the Egyptian calendar to account for the solar year's true length.
Kelly Says
Ancient Egyptians discovered that their perfect 12-month, 30-day calendar was about 5 days short each year, so they invented 'extra days' that didn't belong to any month—in mythology, these dangerous in-between days belonged to chaos gods!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ነፃ ቀናት
ne-tsa-qanat
ARالعربية
أيام إضافية
ayyam ithnafiyyah
BNবাংলা
অতিরিক্ত দিন
otirikto din
CACatalà
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay
CSČeština
epagomeny
eh-pah-goh-meh-nee
DADansk
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay
DEDeutsch
Epagomenen
eh-pah-goh-meh-nen
ELΕλληνικά
επαγωμεναι
eh-pah-goh-meh-nai
ESEspañol
epagoménas
eh-pah-goh-meh-nas
FAفارسی
روزهای اضافی
rozeh-haye ithnafi
FISuomi
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay
FRFrançais
epagomènes
eh-pah-go-mehn
GUGU
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay
HAHA
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay
HEעברית
ימים נוספים
yamim nosfim
HIहिन्दी
अतिरिक्त दिन
ati-rik-t din
HUMagyar
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay
IDBahasa Indonesia
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay
IGIG
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay
ITItaliano
epagomenali
eh-pah-goh-meh-nah-lee
KKKK
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay
KMKM
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay
MRMR
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay
MSBahasa Melayu
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည့်ပြည့် လ
pyin-pyin la
NLNederlands
epagomenen
eh-pah-goh-meh-nen
NONorsk
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay
PAPA
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay
PLPolski
epagomeny
eh-pah-goh-meh-nee
PTPortuguês
epagomenas
eh-pah-goh-meh-nas
RORomână
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay
RUРусский
эпагомены
eh-pah-goh-meh-nee
SVSvenska
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay
SWKiswahili
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay
TAதமிழ்
புதுப்பிக்கப்பட்ட தினங்கள்
pudhuppiikkappetta thinaangal
TEతెలుగు
추가 దినాలు
chuga dinaalu
THไทย
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay
TLTL
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay
TRTürkçe
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay
UKУкраїнська
епагомени
eh-pah-goh-meh-nee
URاردو
اضافہ دن
i-za-fa din
VITiếng Việt
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay
YOYO
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay
ZUZU
epagomenae
eh-pah-goh-meh-nay