From: Dan Jones (dan@feuchard.fsnet.co.uk)
Date: Mon Aug 19 2002 - 11:45:05 EST
Eric Christophersson wrote:
>Ah. Odd... in all the years I've studied Spanish, I didn't know how to say
>"A.D." and "B.C." in it.
For trivia's sake, I looked through a couple of dictionaries to find AD/BC
in a few natlangs:
Italian:
d.C. - AD - doppo Cristo
a.C. - BC - ante Cristo
Irish:
I.C. - AD - iar-Chríost
R.Ch. - BC roimh Chríost
German:
n. Chr. - AD - nach Christus
v. Chr. - BC - vor Christus
Welsh
O.C. - Ad - Oed Crist
C.C. - BC - Cyn Crist
AFAICT, only English uses the abbreviation "AD" from Latin "anno Domini".
Anyone more for any more?
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