Questions tagged [time]
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On meaning and syntactic structure of "usque eo quoad his sex annis"
I am reading the Latin version of the Little Prince, namely Regulus, translated by Auguste Haury. In the beginning of Chap. 2, I saw this sentence a little hard for me:
Sic aetatem solus egi nec ...
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sempiternus vs. æternus
What's the difference between sempiternus ("always eternal") and æternus ("eternal")?
Does æternus refer to creatures (e.g., angels and human souls) that were created in time but ...
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Times in latin: in 4 hours, at 4, until 4, from 4
How do I refer to certain hours, like for example:
*In 4 hours = (in) quattuor hora
Here I would use ablative with 'in'
*Until 4 o clock = ad quattuor horam
Here I would use accusative due to 'ad' ...
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What is the performance context of Horace's Epode 1 and how can we explain the poet's handling of Time?
Was the performance context a symposium with Maecenas, the addressee present, and could the poem be re-purposed for another occasion?
Why does the poet use an incident in the Past and refer to it as ...
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What is the correct order for a calendar date, specifically ancient Greek Attic calendar?
In ancient Greek dating format, does the month or day come first in order? In other words, if ancient Greeks were discussing a specific date using the Attic lunisolar calendar, how would they order ...
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adhuc + negative clause: inclusive or exclusive of present?
Cdl. Cajetan's early 16th cen. commentary on an article of St. Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologica:
adhuc Romana Ecclesia coram Summo Pontifice non utitur [organum].
until now the Roman Church does not ...
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Why would adhuc be used at the beginning of a situation?
My knowledge of adhuc is that it is typically used in the context of some continuing action. For example, in the story of Perseus, it reads:
[Acrisius] autem ubi Perseum vīdit, magnō terrōre affectus ...
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Expressing time duration or time when and within
I'm studying Oxford Latin Course. The book said that duration of time takes the accusative and time when and within take the ablative case. I can understand that, but does duration of time and time ...
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How to ask "how much time does it take?" in Latin
This question suggested the verb consumere to represent time spent/taken. I wonder what would be the appropriate way to ask "how long does something take?". For some reason "quot/quotus/quam tempus ...
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Are the names of these months realistic?
I'm working on a calendar. To choose the name of the months I focused on Latin and in particular on a systematisation of the names finishing with 'ber'. I was wondering if my choices were correct and ...
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Telling Time in Latin
How do you tell time in Latin? For instance, how do you translate "it is 10 o'Clock" or how would you translate "it is 10:30"?
I am just curious and would appreciate a general response or a specific ...
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Is 'datus' used for a date in Latin?
In many languages the word for date (a specific day, such as January 2, 2019) seems to come from the Latin participle datus: we have the English "date", the Italian "data", the Swedish "datum", and ...
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Why was ante tribus translated as "fifteen years ago"?
In an answer I posted here, I provided someone else's translation which translated ante tribus as "fifteen years ago". The translation provided in the question also translated tribus the same way:
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How to phrase "it took two hours"?
In English or Finnish I can express the time it took to complete something in two ways, but in Latin only one:
E: "I did it in two hours."
F: "Tein sen kahdessa tunnissa."
L: Duabus horis id perfeci.
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How is time period expressed in Latin?
How is time period expressed in Latin, e.g. "from Jan 1 to Mar 31"?
I notice there are two prepositions meaning "from", "ab" and "ex". What's their difference? Which should I use for time period?
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Spatial equivalent to extemporalis/intempestivus?
The term extemporalis refers unusual events in time, such as an exceptional snowstorm in spring time. I was wondering if there is an equivalent term which refers, not to a temporal aspect of an ...
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How to distinguish Julian and Gregorian calendars in Latin?
In some contexts it is important to express whether a given date (for example October 25 and November 7 in 1917) is according to the Julian or the Gregorian calendar.
Are there established Latin ...
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How would this date be translated into Latin?
I want to engrave my ring with my wedding date in Latin. The date is June 8th, 2010. Can you translate this for me?
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Expressing a number of years with a single word
An answer to an earlier question about age of wine introduced me to adjectives for specific ages in years.
Similarly, there are nouns for periods of time in years.
For example:
bimus & biennium
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What is "old" in the age of a wine?
If I were to say "this man is 40 years old" in Latin, I would say hic vir 40 annos natus est.
That is, I would use the participle natus instead of any adjective meaning "old", and it is my impression ...
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Translation of "since 1950" (for example)
I'm in the midst of designing a graphic for my parents' 50th anniversary celebration, and for obscure reasons I want to include the proper Latin equivalent of "since 1967", in the same way that a ...
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Which case to use with posthinc?
L&S mentions that abhinc can be used with either accusative or ablative.
But no use guidance is given for posthinc.
Can I use both accusative and ablative to express the length of time, or only ...
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Times at the end of daylight saving
I had to wake up before 3 am this morning (on a Sunday!), and I had to worry about the start of daylight saving time.
(It always starts on the last Sunday of March in Europe. Other areas have other ...
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How would you say, "How long have you been a X?"
I want to say in Latin, "How long have you been a dog? I have been a dog four or five years now."
But how do I form the interrogative phrase, "How long?" My first inclination was to use the phrase "...
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What did the Romans call the New Year?
What word was used in the ancient Rome to describe the time — and festivities if any — when one year ends and another begins?
The literal translation of "new year", annus novus, can be ...
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How do we know that Kalendae is the first day of a month?
I have been told that Kalendae is the first day of a month.
However, the Latin dates — which was discussed in this other question — alone do not make this obvious.
Dates are expressed by ...
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Year in dates near the end of a year
Using the traditional dates of the Roman calendar, December 31 and December 30 would be pridie Kalendas Ianuarias and ante diem tertium Kalendas Ianuarias.
The day is expressed in relation to the ...
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How do you write dates in Latin?
I have read a little about the history of the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Julius Caesar introduced the twelve-month Julian calendar in 46 BC, and Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian ...
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How to make a Roman sundial and tell the time in Latin
I can't seem to find anywhere how to make a Roman sundial so I'm wondering if anyone can tell me how or where I can find how to make a Roman sundial?
I'm also wondering how Roman time works and how ...
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Are nocte and noctu interchangeable?
The regular ablative of nox is nocte.
At least in the temporal sense noctu is a synonym of nocte.
Are nocte and noctu fully interchangeable as temporal expressions?
In particular, can I attach ...
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Ante urbem conditam
The phrase ab urbe condita is used to express time in years after founding Rome.
This can be found in ancient texts.
It seems that the natural counterpart would be ante urbem conditam when one wants ...
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How to express a time exactly on the hour?
I would like to express the following times in Latin:
"at four o'clock sharp"
"every hour, on the hour"
I want to emphasize that the event takes place exactly on the hour.
My dictionaries do not ...
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How to say "every fourth year" in Latin?
My intuition says that "every fourth year" would translate to Latin as "quarto quoque anno".
I read the comic Asterix Olympius in Latin, and on page 11 the druid describes the Olympic games like this:
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