phrase
annō Dominī
annō Dominī
Ecclesiastical[ˈan.no ˈdɔː.mi.ni]
Meaning
- Medieval LatinNew Latinin the year of our Lord, anno Domini
Anno Domini millesimo quadringentesimo quinquagesimo nono.
In the year of our Lord 1459.Igitur in aetate sexta saeculi multiplicati Huni in Scitia habitando ut arena, anno Domini septingentesimo in unum congregati, capitaneos inter se[…]
Therefore, in the sixth century, the Huns, who had multiplied in Scythia like sand, and living there, gathered together in the year of our Lord seven hundred, and appointed captains among themselves […]1282–1285, Simon de Keza, Gesta Hungarorum; section 7
Origins
Literally, “in the year of the Lord” (ablative of annus (“year”), genitive of Dominus (“Lord”)). The numbering system and the appellation are ascribed to Dionysius Exiguus (c. 6th century), though he most likely drew on earlier sources. Dionysius gives the full name annī ab incarnātiōne Dominī (“years from the incarnation of the Lord”) to the series of years since AD 1, with annus Dominī and (annus) ab incarnātiōne serving as short forms in early uses. Annō Dominī is a fixed phrase by the 11th century.