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DATES AND TIME


In Latin records, dates are often written out. Numbers generally end with -o when used in a date. For example:

Anno Domini millesimo sescentesimo nonagesimo quarto et die decimo septimo mensis Maii [In the year of (our) Lord one thousand six hundred ninety-four, and on the seventeenth day of the month of May]

To understand Latin dates, use the following lists as well as the preceding "Numbers" section.


Months

English Latin
January Januarius
February Februarius
March Martius
April Aprilis
May Maius
June Junius
July Julius
August Augustus
September September, 7ber, VIIber
October October, 8ber, VIIIber
November November, 9ber, IXber
December December, 10ber, Xber


Days of the Week

English Latin
Sunday dominica, dies dominuca, dominicus, dies Solis, feria prima
Monday feria secunda, dies Lunae
Tuesday feria tertia, dies Martis
Wednesday feria quarta, dies Mercurii
Thursday feria quinta, dies Jovis
Friday feria sexta, dies Veneris
Saturday feria septima, sabbatum, dies sabbatinus, dies Saturni


Phrases Indicating Time

Latin English
anno domini in the year of the Lord
anno incarnationis in the year (since/of) the incarnation of the Lord
annus bissextus leap year
ante meridiem before noon (a.m.)
altera die on the next day
biduum space of two days, two-day period
cras tomorrow
die sequenti on the following day
die vero this very day
ejusdem die of the same day
eodem anno in the same year
eodem die on the same day
eodem mense in the same month
eo tempore at this time
hodie today
longo tempore for a long time
mane in the morning
meridie noon
nocte at night
nudius tertius three days earlier
nunc dies tertius three days earlier
nunc temporis of the present time
perendie day after tomorrow
pomerid after noon (p.m.)
post meridiem after noon (p.m.)
postridie on the day after, a day later
pridie the day before
pro tempore for (at) the time
triduum space of three days, three-day period
tunc temporis of former time
vespere in the evening

Paper publication: Second edition 1997. English approval: 4/97.

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