Dates and time references
Months of the year, days of the week and seasons
Below are the names of the months in Eurizian, which are always written with a capital letter.
| English | Eurizian | English | Eurizian |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Ianuario | July | Iulio |
| February | Februario | August | Augusto |
| March | Martio | September | Septembre |
| April | Aprile | October | Octobre |
| May | Maio | November | Novembre |
| June | Iunio | December | Decembre |
The following table shows the seven days of the week and the four seasons expressed in Eurizian
| English | Eurizian |
|---|---|
| Monday | Lunidie |
| Tuesday | Martidie |
| Wednesday | Mercuridie |
| Thursday | Iovidie |
| Friday | Veneridie |
| Saturday | Saturdie |
| Sunday | Dominica |
| English | Eurizian |
|---|---|
| Spring | Vere |
| Summer | Aestate |
| Autumn | Autumno |
| Winter | Hieme |
Dates and Time
Dates in Eurizian are expressed as follows:
number of the day expressed as a cardinal numeral followed by the name of the month (with a capital initial) and the year also expressed as a cardinal.
Quae die est hodie? -> What day is today?
Example: Today is 29 January 1964 -> Hodie id est 29 Ianuario 1964 which we read: Hodie id est Viginti Novem Ianuario Mille Nongenti Sexaginta Quattuor;
26 March 2020 -> 26 Martio 2020 which we read: Viginti Sex Martio Duomilia Viginti.
Below are the terms needed to measure time in hours, minutes and seconds:
| English | Eurizian (singular) | Eurizian (plural) |
|---|---|---|
| hour | hora | horas |
| minute | minuto | minutos |
| second | secundo | secundos |
To ask the time:
What time is it? -> Quae hora est ? or quoti hora est ?
To answer the question of what time it is
it is eleven twenty-five -> Id est undecim et viginti quinque ->
it is a quarter past eleven -> Id est undecim et quarto
it is eleven thirty -> id est undecim et dimidia
it is a quarter to eleven-> id est undecim minus quarto or id est quarto ad undecim
instead of "id est" one can also use the expression "hora est"
To fix an hour or give an appointment one uses the preposition ad+ the complementative of hora followed by the numeral :
ad quae (or ad quoti ) hora superceleri trajno ad Florentia discedebit? -> at what time will the high-speed train leave for Florence?
Trajno discedebit ad hora undecim et viginti quinque -> the train will leave at eleven twenty-five o'clock