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NUMBERS


In some genealogical records, numbers are spelled out. This is especially true with dates. The following list gives the cardinal (for example, 1, 2, 3) and the ordinal (for example, 1st, 2nd, 3rd) versions of each number. Days of the month are usually written in cardinal form. Note that all ordinal numbers are adjectives and will end with -o or -a depending on the gender of the word it modifies.

  Cardinal   Ordinal
1 uno 1st primo, -a
2 duo 2nd secondo, -a
3 tre 3rd terzo, -a
4 quattro 4th quarto, -a
5 cinque 5th quinto, -a
6 sei 6th sesto, -a
7 sette 7th settimo, -a
8 otto 8th ottavo, -a
9 nove 9th nono, -a
10 dieci 10th decimo, -a
11 undici 11th undicesimo, -a
12 dodici 12th dodicesimo, -a
13 tredici 13th tredicesimo, -a
14 quattordici 14th quattordicesimo, -a
15 quindici 15th quindicesimo, -a
16 sedici 16th sedicesimo, -a
17 diciassette 17th diciassettesimo, -a
18 diciotto 18th diciottesimo, -a
19 diciannove 19th diciannovesimo, -a
20 venti 20th ventesimo, -a
21 ventuno 21st ventunesimo, -a
22 ventidue 22nd ventiduesimo, -a
23 ventitre 23rd ventitreesimo, -a
24 ventiquattro 24th ventiquattresimo, -a
25 venticinque 25th venticinquesimo, -a
26 ventisei 26th ventiseiesimo, -a
27 ventisette 27th ventisettesimo, -a
28 ventotto 28th ventottesimo, -a
29 ventinove 29th ventinovesimo, -a
30 trenta 30th trentesimo, -a
31 trentuno 31st trentunesimo, -a
40 quaranta 40th quarantesimo, -a
50 cinquanta 50th cinquantesimo, -a
60 sessanta 60th sessantesimo, -a
70 settanta 70th settantesimo, -a
80 ottanta 80th ottantesimo, -a
90 novanta 90th novantesimo, -a
100 cento 100th centesimo, -a
200 duecento 200th duecentesimo, -a
1000 mille 1000th millesimo, -a


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DATES AND TIME


In Italian records, the registrar often indicated the exact time of day when an event occurred. This is generally written out, for example:

L'anno del Signore milleottocentocinquantasette ed alli undici del mese di gennaio alle ore sei della mattina [In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred fifty-seven on the eleventh of the month of January at six o'clock in the morning]
To understand Italian dates, use the following lists as well as the preceding "Numbers" section.


Months

English Italian
January gennaio
February febbraio
March marzo
April aprile
May maggio
June giugno
July luglio
August agosto
September settembre
October ottobre
November novembre
December dicembre


Days of the Week

English Italian
Sunday domenica
Monday lunedì
Tuesday martedì
Wednesday mercoledì
Thursday giovedì
Friday venerdì
Saturday sabato


Times of the Day

Italian birth and death records often indicated the exact time of day when the birth or death occurred. This is usually written out.

English Italian
afternoon pomeriggio
at the 16th hour (4:00 p.m.) alle ore sedici
before noon ante meridiane
day giorno
evening sera
hour ora
midday mezzogiorno
midnight mezzanotte
month mese
monthly mensile
morning mattina
night notte
of the month of del mese di
on the day addì
year anno
yesterday ieri
yesterday evening iersera
yesterday morning iermattina

Paper publication: English approval: 2/97.

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