proximus, -a, -um means [i] the previous; most recent; last, or [ii] the following; next. Therefore, a phrase such as proximā hebdomade is ambiguous in that it can translate, depending upon on the context as ‘last week’ or ‘next week’, but the tense of the verb will always make it clear whether it refers to the past or the future.
hebdomas, hebdomadis [3/f]:
week
septimāna, -ae [1/f]: (Late
Latin) week
proximā hebdomade
/septimānā: last / next week
Since we have been looking
at the future tense, below are examples of proximus all
referring to the future:
Dē itinere proximō Sāturnī
diē rescīscēmus.
- We will find out about the trip next Saturday.
Ipse potius ad tē
veniam proximā hebdomade.
- I’d rather come to you myself next week.
Proximō mēnse nōn pluet.
- It won’t rain next month.
Proximō mēnse Iānuāriī Rōmam iter facient.
- They’ll travel to Rome next January.
mēnse Mārtiī proximō veniam cum exercitū meō
- Next March I shall come with my army
diē Iovis proximō
- Next Thursday
(in) diēbus proximīs decem
- within the next ten days
The last example is known in grammar as the ablative of time within
which i.e. indicating a period of time within which something
was or will be done; in can be added for greater precision.
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