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Anno Domini
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anno domini anno Domini
English
Alternative forms
en anno domini
en anno Domini
Etymology
Borrowed from en la-med annō Dominī in the year of the Lord from the word la annō in the year the ablative of la annus year + la Dominī of the Lord the genitive of la Dominus the Lord.
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Anno Domini.wav Southern England
Adverb
Anno Domini -
In the year of our Lord (often abbreviated A.D. or AD).
en 1620 Mayflower Compact In Witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape Cod the eleventh of November, in the Reign of our Sovereign Lord, King James of England, France and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth. Anno Domini, 1620.
Book the Second The scene was Mr. Cruncher’s private lodging in Hanging-sword-alley, Whitefriars: the time, half-past seven of the clock on a windy March morning, Anno Domini seventeen hundred and eighty.
Usage notes
See en AD.
Synonyms
in the year of our Lord
en AD (en A.D., en A. D., en a.d.)
en CE: en Common Era or en Christian Era
en in the year of our Lord, en in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ
Antonyms
in the year of our Lord
en BC (en B.C., en bc): en Before Christ
en BCE: en Before Common Era or en Before Christian Era
Translations
in the year of our Lord
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 公元 gōngyuán, cmn 耶穌紀元 Yēsū jìyuán
Czech: cs léta Páně, cs roku Páně (abbr. cs l.P., cs r.P., cs A.D.)
Danish: da Anno Domini
Dutch: nl na Christus, nl in het jaar des Heren
Estonian: et Issanda aastal
Finnish: fi Herran vuonna
French: fr après Jésus-Christ (abbr. après JC, ap. J.-C., ap. JC, etc.)
German: de n. Chr., de im Jahre des Herrn, de im Jahr des Herrn
Greek: el μετά Χριστόν (abbr. el μ.Χ.)
Gujarati: gu ઈસવીસન m, gu ઈસ્વીસન m
Haitian Creole: ht apre Kris (abbr. ap. K.), ht apre Jezikri
Hebrew: he ספירת הנוצרים
Icelandic: is á því herrans ári, is á því Guðs ári
Indonesian: id Tahun Masehi; id Tahun Miladiyah mainly used by Muslims
Italian: it Anno Domini; it dopo Cristo (abbr. it d.C.)
Japanese: ja 紀元 きげん, kigen, ja 西暦 せいれき, seireki
Khmer: km គ្រិស្តសករាជ krɨh sa’kraac, km គ.ស. kɔɔ sɑɑ
Latin: la annō Domini
Malay: ms tahun Masihi
Maltese: mt Wara Kristu (abbr. W.K.)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb anno Domini, nb AD abbreviation, nb a.D. abbreviation
Polish: pl Anno Domini
Portuguese: pt depois de Cristo
Russian: ru на́шей э́ры (abbr. ru н. э.); ru по́сле Рождества́ Христо́ва (abbr. ru после Р. Хр.)
Scottish Gaelic: gd an dèidh Chrìosda (abbr. gd AD)
Sindhi: sd عيسوي سال, sd ع abbreviation
Slovak: sk roku Pána, sk anno Domini (abbr. sk r.P., sk A.D.)
Spanish: es después de Jesucristo (abbr. es d. de J.C.), es después de Cristo (abbr. es d.C.)
Swahili: sw baada ya Kristo
Swedish: sv efter Kristus
Tagalog: tl Mula Kay Kristo
Tamil: ta அனோ டொமினி
Telugu: te క్రీస్తుశకం
Thai: th คริสต์ศักราช
Vietnamese: vi Công Nguyên
Welsh: cy Oed Grist
See also
en Anno Hegirae
Wikipedia discussion of style
en Calendar