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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