Dates and Time
In Latin records, dates are often written out.
Numbers usually end with an 'o' when used within a date.
For example: Anno Dominio millesimo sescentesimo nongesimo quarto et die decimo septimo mensis Maii.
Translation: In the year of (our) Lord one thousand six hundred ninety-four, and on the seventeenth day of the month of May.
Note: Sometimes i and j are used interchangeably, so you can have Maii and Maij, which both mean the month of May.
| Months | |
|---|---|
| English | Latin |
| January | Januarius, Januarij |
| February | Februarius, Februarij |
| March | Martius, Marcij |
| April | Aprilis |
| May | Maius, Maij |
| June | Junius, Junij |
| July | Julius, Julij |
| August | Augustus, Augustij |
| September | September, Septembris, 7ber, VIIber |
| October | October, Octobris, 8ber, VIIIber |
| November | November, Nouembris, 9ber, IXber |
| December | December, Decembris, 10ber, Xber |
| Days of the Week | |
| English | Latin |
| Sunday | dominica, dies dominuca, dominicus, dies Solis, feria prima |
| Monday | feria seconda, dies Lunae, lune |
| Tuesday | feria tertia, dies Martis, martis |
| Wednesday | feria quarta, dies Mercurii, mercurii, mercurinus, mercoris |
| Thursday | feria qunta, dies Jovis, jovis |
| Friday | feria sexta, dies Verenis, verneris |
| Saturday | feria septima, sabbatum, dies sabbatinus, dies Satumi, sabbati |
| Phrases Indicating Time | |
| Latin | English |
| anno domini | in the year of our LORD |
| anno incarnationis | in the year (since/of) the incarnation of the Lord |
| annus bissextus (bissextilis) | leap year |
| anti, ante | before |
| 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 |
| ejustdem 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 |
| long tempore | for a long time |
| mane | in the morning |
| meridie | noon |
| nocte | at night |
| nudius terius | three days earlier |
| nunc dies terius | three days earlier |
| nunc temporis | of the present time |
| perendi | day after tommorow |
| 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 | three day period |
| tunc temporis | of former time |
| vespere | in the evening |
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