Luthic/Time

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Measurements

Day

The day (il dago) consists of 24 hours (vintafidvor horai), being separeted in parts:

  • 00:00 – 06:20: the dawn (l’alba)
  • 06:20 – 13:00: the morning (il morgino)
  • 13:00 – 18:20: the high day (l’altodago) or simply the day (il dago)
  • 18:20 – 00:00: the night (il natto)

Week

The week (la vica) consists of 7 days (siu dagi), each having its own name:

  • Sunday: Informally called il sonnodago, formally called la domenica
  • Monday: Informally called il menanodago, formally called il lunadago
  • Tuesday: Informally called il teivodago, formally called il martedago
  • Wednesday: Informally called il vodnodago, formally called il mercoledago
  • Thursday: Informally called il þondrodago, formally called il giovedago
  • Friday: Informally called il fregiadago, formally called il veneredago
  • Saturday: Informally called il satornodago, formally called ata sabbatȯ

Months of the Year

The month (il mese) consists of approximately 4 weeks (fidvor vicai). A year (ainȯ giar) has 12 months (tvelefe mesi), each with its own name:

  • January: gennaïo, it has 31 days (trinta·aino dagi)
  • February: febbraïo, it has 28 days (vinta·ahtau dagi)
  • March: marzo, it has 31 days (trinta·aino dagi)
  • April: aprile, it has 30 days (trinta dagi)
  • May: magġio, it has 31 days (trinta·aino dagi)
  • June: giuġno, it has 30 days (trinta dagi)
  • July: giuġlio, it has 31 days (trinta·aino dagi)
  • August: agosto, it has 31 days (trinta·aino dagi)
  • September: settembre, it has 30 days (trinta dagi)
  • October: ottobre, it has 31 days (trinta·aino dagi)
  • November: novembre, it has 30 days (trinta dagi)
  • December: dicembre, it has 31 days (trinta·aino dagi)

Season

The year (ata giar) also has 4 seasons (fidvor stagioni), each has its own name:

  • Spring: la fromavera, lasting from marzo to magġio
  • Summer: il somar, lasting from giuġno to agosto
  • Autumn: il aütomno, lasting from settembre to novembre
  • Winter: il ventro, lasting from dicembre to febbraïo

Equinoxes-Solstices

  • Spring equinox: aiqinozziȯ di fromaverȧ
  • Summer solstice: solstiziȯ di somari
  • Autumn equinox: aiqinozziȯ di aütomnȧ
  • Winter solstice: solstiziȯ di ventrȧ

Relative time

Present

The present (il presente):

  • This hour: sa hora, nu (now)
  • This day: so dago
  • Today: hogġie
  • This week: sa vica
  • This month: so mese
  • This year: þata giar

Past

The past (il passato):

  • Last hour: giaina hora, faur (before)
  • Last day: gestradago
  • Ereyesterday: faurgestradago
  • Last week: giaina vica
  • Last month: giaino mese
  • Last year: giainȯ giar

Future

The future (il futuro):

  • Next hour: segguente hora
  • Next day: domane
  • Overmorrow: dopodomane
  • Next week: segguente vica
  • Next month: segguente mese
  • Next year: segguente giar

Telling the time