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