Anno Domini

See also: anno domini and anno Domini

English

Alternative forms

Various authorities support the different styles:

• anno domini
• anno Domini

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin annō Domini (“in the year of the Lord”) from the word annō (“in the year”) the ablative of annus (“year”) + Domini (“of the Lord”) the genitive of Dominus (“the Lord”).

Adverb

Anno Domini (not comparable)

1. In the year of our Lord (often abbreviated A.D. or AD).
   • 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.

   • 1859 — Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

     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 AD.

Synonyms

• (in the year of our Lord): a.d., AD, A.D., CE, Common Era, in the year of our Lord

Antonyms

• (in the year of our Lord): BC, B.C., BCE

Translations

in the year of our Lord

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 公元 (zh) (gōngyuán), 耶穌紀元／耶稣纪元 (Yēsū jìyuán), 耶稣纪元 (Yēsū jìyuán)

• Czech: léta Páně, roku Páně (abbr. l.P., r.P., A.D.)
• Danish: Anno Domini
• Dutch: na Christus, in het jaar des Heren
• Estonian: Issanda aastal
• Finnish: Herran vuonna
• French: après Jésus-Christ (fr) (abbr. après JC, ap. J.-C., ap. JC, etc.)
• German: im Jahr des Herrn (abbr. A.D.)
• Greek: μετά Χριστόν (metá Christón) (abbr. μ.Χ. (el) (m.Ch.))
• Hebrew: ספירת הנוצרים
• Icelandic: á því herrans ári, á því Guðs ári
• Italian: Anno Domini; dopo Cristo (abbr. d.C.)
• Japanese: 紀元 (ja) (きげん, kigen), 西暦 (ja) (せいれき, seireki)
• Khmer: គ្រិស្តសករាជ (krɨh sa’kraac), គ.ស. (km) (kɔɔ sɑɑ)
• Latin: annō Domini
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Malay: tahun Masihi
• Maltese: Wara Kristu (abbr. W.K.)
• Polish: n.e. (pl)
• Portuguese: depois de Cristo (pt)
• Russian: на́шей э́ры (nášej éry) (abbr. н. э. (n. e.)); по́сле Рождества́ Христо́ва (pósle Roždestvá Xristóva) (abbr. после Р. Хр. (posle R. Xr.))
• Sindhi: عيسوي سال (sd), ع (abbreviation)
• Slovak: roku Pána, anno Domini (abbr. r.P., A.D.)
• Spanish: después de Jesucristo (abbr. d. de J.C.), después de Cristo (abbr. d.C.)
• Swahili: baada ya Kristo
• Swedish: efter Kristus
• Tagalog: Mula Kay Kristo
• Tamil: அனோ டொமினி (aṉō ṭomiṉi)
• Telugu: క్రీస్తుశకం (kreestuSakaM) (abbr. క్రీ.శ. (kree.Sa.))
• Thai: คริสต์ศักราช (th) (krít-sàk-gà-ràat)
• Vietnamese: Công Nguyên

See also

• Anno Hegirae
• Wikipedia discussion of style