Luthic/Time

Measurements

Day

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

00:00 – 06:20: the dawn (l’alba)
06:20 – 13:00: the morning (il maurginu)
13:00 – 18:20: the high day (l’altodagu) or simply the day (il dagu)
18:20 – 00:00: the night (il nattu)

Week

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

Sunday: Informally called il sonnodagu, formally called la domenica
Monday: Informally called il menanodagu, formally called il lunadagu
Tuesday: Informally called il teivodagu, formally called il martedagu
Wednesday: Informally called il vodnodagu, formally called il mercoledagu
Thursday: Informally called il þondrodagu, formally called il giovedagu
Friday: Informally called il fregiadagu, formally called il veneredagu
Saturday: Informally called il satornodagu, formally called ata sabbato

Months of the Year

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

January: gennaiu, it has 31 days (trinta·ainu dagi)
February: febbraiu, it has 28 days (vinta·ahtau dagi)
March: marzu, it has 31 days (trinta·ainu dagi)
April: aprile, it has 30 days (trinta dagi)
May: maggiu, it has 31 days (trinta·ainu dagi)
June: giugniu, it has 30 days (trinta dagi)
July: giugliu, it has 31 days (trinta·ainu dagi)
August: agostu, it has 31 days (trinta·ainu dagi)
September: settembre, it has 30 days (trinta dagi)
October: ottobre, it has 31 days (trinta·ainu dagi)
November: novembre, it has 30 days (trinta dagi)
December: dicembre, it has 31 days (trinta·ainu dagi)

Season

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

Spring: la fromavera, lasting from marzu to maggiu
Summer: il somar, lasting from giugnu to agostu
Autumn: il aütomnu, lasting from settembre to novembre
Winter: il ventru, lasting from dicembre to febbraiu

Equinoxes-Solstices

Spring equinox: aeqinozzio di fromavera
Summer solstice: solstizio di somari
Autumn equinox: aeqinozzio di aütomna
Winter solstice: solstizio di ventra

Relative time

Present

The present (il presente):

This hour: sa hora, nu (now)
This day: so dagu

Today: oggie

This week: sa vica
This month: so mese
This year: þata giar

Past

The past (il passatu):

Last hour: giaena hora, faur (before)
Last day: gestradagu

Ereyesterday: faurgestradagu

Last week: giaena vica
Last month: giaenu mese
Last year: giaeno giar

Future

The future (il futuru):

Next hour: segguente hora
Next day: domane

Overmorrow: dopodomane

Next week: segguente vica
Next month: segguente mese
Next year: segguente giar

Telling the time

Minute

A minute (aino minuto) consists of 60 seconds (sessanta secondi):

I fidvor integri: a unit that stands for 15 minutes, often reduced to just i fidvor, plurale tantum
Il mezzo: a unit that stands for 30 minutes, singulare tantum

Hour

An hour (aina hora) consists of 60 minutes (sessanta minuti), each hour has its own name deriving from a numeral stem:

From 00:00 to 12:00 : AM (hora deï maurginae)

00:00 : ist la zephera deï maurginae

00:15 : ist la zephera ed i fidvor (integri) deï maurginae
00:30 : ist la zephera ed il mezzu deï maurginae

01:00 : ist l’aena deï maurginae
02:00 : ist la tva deï maurginae
03:00 : ist la þreisa deï maurginae
04:00 : ist la fidvora deï maurginae
05:00 : ist la fimfa deï maurginae
06:00 : ist la sesta deï maurginae
07:00 : ist la sia deï maurginae
08:00 : ist l’atta deï maurginae
09:00 : ist la nia deï maurginae
10:00 : ist la zia deï maurginae
11:00 : ist la aellefa deï maurginae
12:00 : ist la tvelefa deï maurginae

From 12:00 to 23:59 : PM (hora deï natti)

00:00 : ist la zephera deï natti
01:00 : ist l’aena deï natti
02:00 : ist la tva deï natti
03:00 : ist la þreisa deï natti
04:00 : ist la fidvora deï natti
05:00 : ist la fimfa deï natti
06:00 : ist la sesta deï natti
07:00 : ist la sia deï natti
08:00 : ist l’atta deï natti
09:00 : ist la nia deï natti
10:00 : ist la zia deï natti
11:00 : ist la aellefa deï natti
12:00 : ist la tvelefa deï natti