How to tell the time, and other time words and expressions, in Latin.
English
Latin (Lingua Latina)
What time is it?
Quota hōra est?
It's one o'clock
(Hōra) prīma est
It's quarter past one
È prīma cum quīdrante
It's half past one
È prīma cum sēmisse
It's quarter to two
(Hōra) prīma cum dōdrante
It's two o'clock
(Hōra) secunda est
It's quarter past two
(Hōra) secunda cum quīdrante
It's half past two
(Hōra) secunda cum sēmisse
It's quarter to three
(Hōra) secunda cum dōdrante
It's three o'clock
(Hōra) tertia est
It's quarter past three
(Hōra) tertia cum quīdrante
It's half past three
(Hōra) tertia cum sēmisse
It's quarter to four
(Hōra) tertia cum dōdrante
It's four o'clock
(Hōra) quārta est
It's quarter past four
(Hōra) quārtae un quarto
It's half past four
(Hōra) quārtae cum sēmisse
It's quarter to five
(Hōra) quārtae cum dōdrante
It's five o'clock
(Hōra) quīnta est
It's quarter past five
(Hōra) quīnta cum quīdrante
It's half past five
(Hōra) quīnta cum sēmisse
It's quarter to six
(Hōra) quīnta cum dōdrante
It's six o'clock
(Hōra) sexta est
It's quarter past six
(Hōra) sexta cum quīdrante
It's half past six
(Hōra) sexta cum sēmisse
It's quarter to seven
(Hōra) sexta cum dōdrante
It's seven o'clock
(Hōra) septima est
It's quarter past seven
(Hōra) septima cum quīdrante
It's half past seven
(Hōra) septima cum sēmisse
It's quarter to eight
(Hōra) septima cum dōdrante
It's eight o'clock
(Hōra) octāva est
It's quarter past eight
(Hōra) octāva cum quīdrante
It's half past eight
(Hōra) octāva cum sēmisse
It's quarter to nine
(Hōra) octāva cum dōdrante
It's nine o'clock
(Hōra) nōna est
It's quarter past nine
(Hōra) nōna cum quīdrante
It's half past nine
(Hōra) nōna cum sēmisse
It's quarter to ten
(Hōra) nōna cum dōdrante
It's ten o'clock
(Hōra) decima est
It's quarter past ten
(Hōra) decima cum quīdrante
It's half past ten
(Hōra) decima cum sēmisse
It's quarter to eleven
(Hōra) decima cum dōdrante
It's eleven o'clock
(Hōra) undecima est
It's quarter past eleven
(Hōra) undecima cum quīdrante
It's half past eleven
(Hōra) undecima cum sēmisse
It's quarter to twelve
(Hōra) undecima cum dōdrante
It's twelve o'clock
(Hōra) duodecima est
It's quarter past twelve
(Hōra) dodici cum quīdrante
It's half past twelve
(Hōra) dodici cum sēmisse
It's quarter to one
(Hōra) duodecima cum dōdrante
during the day
dimidiata
at night
vigiliae / noctis
midday / noon
meridie
midnight
media noctis (inclinatio)
cock-crow
gallicinium
hush of the night
conticinium / asconticuum
decline of the day
diluculum
hour
hōra
minute
minuta
second
secunda
Days of the week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
diēs lūnae
diēs martis
diēs mercurī
diēs iovis
diēs veneris
diēs saturnī
diēs solis
Months of the year
January
February
March
April
May
June
Iānuārius
Februārius
Martius
Aprīlis
Māius
Iūnius
July
August
September
October
November
December
Iūlius
Augustus
September
Octōber
November
December
Seasons
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
ver
aestas
autumnus
hiems
Notes
The Romans counted the hours from sunrise, so the first hour of the day was the first hour after sunrise. There were 12 hours between sunrise and sunset, and 12 hours between sunset and sunrise. The length of each hour varied depending on time of year, with hours being shorter in the winter. They did not divide hours into minutes and seconds.
Days were grouped in eight-day cycles known as nundina, and each eighth day was a market day.
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