10.04.24: more detailed dates

There can be variations to these constructions in terms of word order and inclusion or omission of certain words, but the meaning is always clear.

[i] The ablative is used to express on a day.

[ii] The genitive is used to express ‘of’ + the name of the month

diē ¦ Iūniī [genitive] ¦ vīcēnsimō sextō [ablative]

on the 26th day ¦ of June

trīcēnsimō prīmō [ablative] ¦ Decembris [genitive]

on the 31st [‘day’ understood but not expressed] ¦ of December

mēnsis, -is [3/m]: month often occurs in the genitive together with the name of the month which agrees in case with mēnsis.

diē quīntō [ablatīve] ¦ mēnsis [genitive] ¦ Iānuāriī [genitive]

on the 5th day ¦ of the month ¦ of January

The day of the week may also be included

diē [ablative] Lūnae ¦ vīgēsimō nōnō [ablative] ¦ Februāriī [genitive]

on Monday ¦ the 29th ¦ of February

diē may be repeated, once to refer to the day, and once to refer to the month:

diē Lūnae ¦ diē quārtō decimō ¦ Septembris

on Monday ¦ the 14th day ¦ of September

diē Sāturnī ¦ diē XVI ¦ Iūliī

on Saturday ¦ the 16th day ¦ of July

Can you match the Latin dates with the English ones? Don’t be concerned about the case endings; focus on the key information i.e. [i] names of the days of the week [ii] names of the months and [iii] ordinal numbers. Look at number 4:

DIĒ [i] LŪNAE [ii] PRĪMŌ DIĒ [iii] APRĪLIS = on Monday ¦ first ¦ of April

1. PRĪMŌ DIĒ MĒNSIS MAIĪ

2. DECIMŌ IĀNUĀRIĪ

3. DIĒ IOVIS TRĪGĒSIMŌ PRĪMŌ DIĒ MĒNSIS IŪLIĪ

4. DIĒ LŪNAE PRĪMŌ DIĒ APRĪLIS

5. VĪCĒSIMŌ SEPTIMŌ DIĒ MĒNSIS AUGUSTĪ

6. DIĒ MĀRTIS PRĪMŌ MĒNSIS MĀRTIĪ

7. DIĒ ŪNŌ ET VĪCĒSIMŌ MĒNSIS NOVEMBRIS

8. DIĒ MERCURIĪ TERTIŌ DECIMŌ MĒNSIS OCTŌBRIS

9. DIĒ SECUNDŌ MĒNSIS FEBRUĀRIĪ

10. DIĒ VENERIS QUĪNTŌ DIĒ MĒNSIS SEPTEMBRIS

11. DIĒ DUODĒTRĪCĒSIMŌ MĒNSIS DECEMBRIS

12. DIĒ SĀTURNĪ ŪNDECIMŌ DIĒ IŪNIĪ

13. DIĒ SOLĪS XXIV MĒNSĪS MAIĪ

A. on the 10th of January

B. on the 28th of December

C. on Wednesday the 13th of October

D. on Tuesday, March 1st

E. on Thursday, July 31st

F. on Monday, April 1st

G. on Saturday the 11th of June

H. on the 2nd of February

I. on Sunday the 24th of May

J. on the 21st of November

K. on Friday, September 5th

L. on the 1st of May

M. on the 27th of August