In some genealogical records, numbers are written out. This is especially true with dates. The following list gives the cardinal (1, 2, 3) and the ordinal (1st, 2nd, 3rd) versions of each number. In Portuguese, days of the month are written in ordinal form.
| 0
|
zero
|
|
|
| 1
|
um
|
1st
|
primeiro
|
| 2
|
dois
|
2nd
|
segundo
|
| 3
|
três
|
3rd
|
terceiro
|
| 4
|
quatro
|
4th
|
quarto
|
| 5
|
cinco
|
5th
|
quinto
|
| 6
|
seis
|
6th
|
sexto
|
| 7
|
sete
|
7th
|
sétimo
|
| 8
|
oito
|
8th
|
oitavo
|
| 9
|
nove
|
9th
|
nono
|
| 10
|
dez
|
10th
|
décimo
|
| 11
|
onze
|
11th
|
décimo primeiro
|
| 12
|
doze
|
12th
|
décimo segundo
|
| 13
|
treze
|
13th
|
décimo terceiro
|
| 14
|
catorze
|
14th
|
décimo quarto
|
| 15
|
quinze
|
15th
|
décimo quinto
|
| 16
|
dezesseis
|
16th
|
décimo sexto
|
| 17
|
dezessete
|
17th
|
décimo sétimo
|
| 18
|
dezoit
|
18th
|
décimo oitavo
|
| 19
|
dezenove
|
19th
|
décimo nono
|
| 20
|
vinte
|
20th
|
vigésimo
|
| 21
|
vinte e um
|
21st
|
vigésimo primeiro
|
| 22
|
vinte e dois
|
22nd
|
vigésimo segundo
|
| 23
|
vinte e três
|
23rd
|
vigésimo terceiro
|
| 24
|
vinte e quatro
|
24th
|
vigésimo quarto
|
| 25
|
vinte e cinco
|
25th
|
vigésimo quinto
|
| 26
|
vinte e seis
|
26th
|
vigésimo sexto
|
| 27
|
vinte e sete
|
27th
|
vigésimo sétimo
|
| 28
|
vinte e oito
|
28th
|
vigésimo oitavo
|
| 29
|
vinte e nove
|
29th
|
vigésimo nono
|
| 30
|
trinta
|
30th
|
trigésimo
|
| 31
|
trinta e um
|
31st
|
trigésimo primero
|
| 40
|
quarenta
|
40th
|
quadragésimo
|
| 50
|
cinqüenta
|
50th
|
quinquagésimo
|
| 60
|
sessenta
|
60th
|
sexagésimo
|
| 70
|
setenta
|
70th
|
setuagésimo
|
| 80
|
oitenta
|
80th
|
octogésimo
|
| 90
|
noventa
|
90th
|
nonagésimo
|
| -100
|
cem, cento
|
100th
|
centésimo
|
| -200
|
duzentos
|
200th
|
ducentésimo
|
| -300
|
trezentos
|
300th
|
tricentésimo
|
| -400
|
quatrocentos
|
400th
|
quadringentésimo
|
| -500
|
quinhentos
|
500th
|
quingentésimo
|
| -600
|
seiscentos
|
600th
|
sexcentésimo
|
| -700
|
setecentos
|
700th
|
setingentésimo
|
| -800
|
oitocentos
|
800th
|
octingentésimo
|
| -900
|
novecentos
|
900th
|
nongentésimo
|
| 1000
|
mil
|
1000th
|
milésimo
|
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DATES AND TIME
In Portuguese records, dates are spelled out, for example:
No vigésimo terceiro dia do mês de março do ano de mil oito centos e trinta e tres [On the twenty-third day of March of the year of one thousand eight hundred and thirty and three]
To understand Portuguese dates, use the following lists as well as the preceding "Numbers" section.
Months
| English
|
Portuguese
|
| January
|
janeiro
|
| February
|
fevereiro
|
| March
|
março
|
| April
|
abril
|
| May
|
maio
|
| June
|
junho
|
| July
|
julho
|
| August
|
agosto
|
| September
|
setembro
|
| October
|
outubro
|
| November
|
novembro
|
| December
|
dezembro
|
Days of the Week
| English
|
Portuguese
|
| Sunday
|
domingo
|
| Monday
|
segunda-feira
|
| Tuesday
|
terça-feira
|
| Wednesday
|
quarta-feira
|
| Thursday
|
quinta-feira
|
| Friday
|
sexta-feira
|
| Saturday
|
sábado
|
Paper publication: Second edition 1997 .English approval: 4/97.
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