December
The December was the forerunner of today's month in December and at the beginning of the tenth month of the old Roman calendar . It is named after the Latin word decem for "ten".
In 153 BC Chr. The beginning of the year was moved to January 1, so that the month of December in the year in office drew to the twelfth and last place.
Days of December in the Julian calendar
The Julian calendar is like the present Gregorian a solar calendar , in which the December has 31 days. The Roman calendar was a bound lunar calendar in which December still had 29 days.
| December | December | December (long form) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalendae ( Kalenden ) | Kalendis Decembribus |
| 2 | IV ad Nonas | ante diem IV (quartum) Nonas Decembres |
| 3 | III ad Nonas | ante diem III (tertium) Nonas Decembres |
| 4th | Pridie Nonas | pridie Nonas Decembres |
| 5 | Nonae ( nones ) | Nonis Decembribus |
| 6th | VIII ad Idus | ante diem VIII (octavum) Idus Decembres |
| 7th | VII ad Idus | ante diem VII (septimum) Idus Decembres |
| 8th | VI ad Idus | ante diem VI (sextum) Idus Decembres |
| 9 | V ad Idus | ante diem V (quintum) Idus Decembres |
| 10 | IV ad Idus | ante diem IV (quartum) Idus Decembres |
| 11 | III ad Idus | ante diem III (tertium) Idus Decembres |
| 12 | Pridie Idus | pridie Idus Decembres |
| 13 | Idus ( Iden ) | Idibus Decembribus |
| 14th | XIX ad Kalendas Ianuarias | ante diem XIX (undevicesimum) Kalendas Ianuarias |
| 15th | XVIII ad Kalendas Ianuarias | ante diem XVIII (duodevicesimum) Kalendas Ianuarias |
| 16 | XVII ad Kalendas Ianuarias | ante diem XVII (septimum decimum) Kalendas Ianuarias |
| 17th | XVI ad Kalendas Ianuarias | ante diem XVI (sextum decimum) Kalendas Ianuarias |
| 18th | XV ad Kalendas Ianuarias | ante diem XV (quintum decimum) Kalendas Ianuarias |
| 19th | XIV ad Kalendas Ianuarias | ante diem XIV (quartum decimum) Kalendas Ianuarias |
| 20th | XIII ad Kalendas Ianuarias | ante diem XIII (tertium decimum) Kalendas Ianuarias |
| 21st | XII ad Kalendas Ianuarias | ante diem XII (duodecimum) Kalendas Ianuarias |
| 22nd | XI ad Kalendas Ianuarias | ante diem XI (undecimum) Kalendas Ianuarias |
| 23 | X ad Kalendas Ianuarias | ante diem X (decimum) Kalendas Ianuarias |
| 24 | IX ad Kalendas Ianuarias | ante diem IX (nonum) Kalendas Ianuarias |
| 25th | VIII ad Kalendas Ianuarias | ante diem VIII (octavum) Kalendas Ianuarias |
| 26th | VII ad Kalendas Ianuarias | ante diem VII (septimum) Kalendas Ianuarias |
| 27 | VI ad Kalendas Ianuarias | ante diem VI (sextum) Kalendas Ianuarias |
| 28 | V ad Kalendas Ianuarias | ante diem V (quintum) Kalendas Ianuarias |
| 29 | IV ad Kalendas Ianuarias | ante diem IV (quartum) Kalendas Ianuarias |
| 30th | III ad Kalendas Ianuarias | ante diem III (tertium) Kalendas Ianuarias |
| 31 | Pridie Kalendas Ianuarias | pridie Kalendas Ianuarias |
Web links
Wiktionary: December - explanations of meanings, origins of words, synonyms, translations
- Calendarium Romanum (Latin)
- Index dierum calendarii Romani (Latin)