anno Domini
English
Alternative forms
- anno domini
- Anno Domini
- Abbreviations: AD, A.D., a.d.
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin annō Dominī, from annō, (ablative of annus (“year”)) + Dominī (genitive of dominus (“lord”)); literally, in the year of the Lord.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæn.əʊ ˈdɒ.mə.nɪ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæn.oʊ ˈdɑ.mə.ni/
Noun
anno Domini (countable and uncountable, plural annis Domini)
- The current date era beginning approximately 2000 years ago in the Gregorian calendar, based on the assumed birth of Jesus Christ.
Usage notes
- The Chicago Manual of Style as well as most house styles require placing the AD before the date (e.g., AD 250), although in casual use it is frequently found following the date.
Translations
Further reading
anno Domini on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
Anno Domini on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “anno Domini”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- “anno Domini”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "anno Domini" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
Latin
Alternative forms
- annō Dominī nostrī Iēsū Christī
Etymology
Literally, “in the year of the Lord” (ablative of annus (“year”), genitive of Dominus (“Lord”)). The numbering system and the appellation are ascribed to Dionysius Exiguus (c. 6th century), though he most likely drew on earlier sources. Dionysius gives the full name annī ab incarnātiōne Dominī (“years from the incarnation of the Lord”) to the series of years since AD 1, with annus Dominī and (annus) ab incarnātiōne serving as short forms in early uses. Annō Dominī is a fixed phrase by the 11th century.
Pronunciation
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈan.no ˈdo.mi.ni/, [ˈänːo ˈd̪ɔːmini]
Phrase
annō Dominī (Medieval Latin, New Latin)
- in the year of our Lord, anno Domini
- anno Domini millesimo quadringentesimo quinquagesimo nono ― in the 1459th year of our Lord
- 1282–1285 — Simon de Keza, Gesta Hungarorum; section 7
- Igitur in aetate sexta saeculi multiplicati Huni in Scitia habitando ut arena, anno Domini septingentesimo in unum congregati, capitaneos inter se...
- 1476 — Commissio propria domini regis; Decreta Regni Hungariae 1458-1490 (Budapest, 1989)
- Datum Bude in Dominica reminiscere anno Domini millesimo quadringentesimo septuagesimo sexto regnorum nostrorum anno Hungarie etc.
References
- McCarthy, Daniel P. (2003), “The Emergence of Anno Domini”, in Gerhard Jaritz; Gerson Moreno-Riaño, editors, Time and Eternity: The Medieval Discourse, →ISBN, pages 31–54
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- AD / a.D.
Etymology
First part anno from Latin annō, ablative of annus (“year; time”), from Proto-Italic *atnos (“year”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂et-no-, from *h₂et- (“to go”).
Last part Domini from Latin Dominī, genitive singular of Dominus (“The Lord”), of dominus (“lord, master of a house”), from Proto-Italic *domanos, from Proto-Indo-European *domh₂nos (“subduing”), from *demh₂- (“to domesticate, tame”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈanːʊ.dʊˈmiːnɪ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iːnɪ
- Hyphenation: an‧no‧Do‧mi‧ni
- Homophones: AD, a.D.
Phrase
anno Domini
- anno Domini (the current date era beginning approximately 2000 years ago in the Gregorian calendar, based on the assumed birth of Jesus Christ.)
- 2002, Cecilie Høigård, Gategallerier:
- [AD] kan også bety noe annet enn Angel Devious, det kan bety Anno Domini
- [AD] can also mean something other than Angel Devious, it can mean Anno Domini
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References
- Domini “anno Domini” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “anno” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “anno Domini” in Store norske leksikon