08.10.24: Level 2; Ordinal numbers – all forms [4]; 100th – 1000th

The same ending -ēsimus is used for the ordinals of the multiples of 100 - 900

Compare these ordinal numbers. 30th and 70th end in -ēnsimus whereas 300th and 700th end in -ēsimus; they are easy to misread. However, note that the multiples of 100 retain the /t/ of centum from which they are formed:

Image #1: If you’re looking at post-Classical texts or inscriptions, you may find the year expressed in [i] Roman numerals [ii] Arabic numerals or [iii] written out in full. Here’s a killer manuscript from Padua; look at the last four lines …

ANNO [ablative] ¦ DOMINI [genitive] [1] MILLESIMO [2] QUADRINGINTESIMO [3] TRICESIMO [4] SEXTO

In the [1]  one thousandth [2] four hundreth [3] thirtieth [4] sixth year ¦ of the Lord

Every part of the year is expressed in ordinal numbers agreeing with annō in the ablative case. Life would have been easier if he had written 1436 – but he didn’t! That there is virtually no space between the words isn’t exactly user-friendly either, but if you want to get into the manuscripts, that’s what you have to face.

Below are years from the first Millennium AD i.e. according to Christian calculation. Years before 1000 obviously will comprise of a maximum of three parts: hundred, tens, units and so, if you see a three figure year, then focus on the beginning of the number rather than worrying about the ending:

ANNO DOMINI [1] CENTESIMO [2] VIGESIMO [3] SEPTIMO    

In the [1] one hundredth [2] twentieth [3] seventh year of the Lord = 127AD

Match the years in Latin with the numerical equivalents listed below.

[1] anno Domini quingentesimo undecimo	_______________
[2] anno Domini nongentesimo tricesimo tertio	_______________
[3] anno Domini centesimo vigesimo primo	_______________
[4] anno Domini ducentesimo tricesimo octavo	_______________
[5] anno Domini septingentesimo sexagesimo septimo	_______________
[6] anno Domini sescentesimo quinquagesimo sexto	_______________
[7] anno Domini nongentesimo septuagesimo	_______________
[8] anno Domini centesimo octogesimo quinto	_______________
[9] anno Domini quingentesimo decimo octavo	_______________
[10] anno Domini octingentesimo quinto decimo	_______________
[11] anno Domini ducentesimo septuagesimo tertio	_______________
[12] anno Domini sescentesimo tertio	_______________
[13] anno Domini quadringentesimo nonagesimo	_______________
[14] anno Domini octingentesimo octogesimo primo	_______________
[15] anno Domini trecentesimo octavo	_______________
[16] anno Domini trecentesimo nonagesimo quinto, usque ad quadringentesimum quadragesimum	______ to ______

121 AD; 185 AD; 238 AD; 273 AD; 308 AD; 395 AD; 440 AD; 490 AD; 511 AD; 518 AD; 603 AD; 656 AD; 767 AD; 815 AD; 881 AD; 933 AD; 970 AD