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Years

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Cardinal

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Example : year 1928

Language Code CE BCE
Afrikaans af 1234 1234 v.C.
Breton br 1234 1234 kt JK
Chinese zh 1234年 前1234年
Czech cs 1234 1234 př. n. l.
Danish da 1234 1234 f.Kr.
Dutch nl 1234 1234 v. Chr.
English en 1234 1234 BC
Esperanto eo 1234 -1234
Finnish fi 1234 1234 eaa.
French fr 1234 1234 av. J.-C.
German de 1234 1234 v. Chr.
Greek el 1234 1234 π.Χ.
Indonesian id 1234 1234 SM
Italian it 1234 1234 ac
Japanese ja 1234年 紀元前1234年
Kotava avk 1234 -1233
Latvian lv 1234 1234 p. m. ē.
Low German nds 1234 1234 v. Chr.
Norwegian no 1234 1234 f.Kr.
Polish pl 1234 1234 p.n.e.
Portuguese pt 1234 1234 a.C.
Russian ru 1234 1234 до н.э.
Sinhala si ක්‍රි. ව. 1234 ක්‍රි. පූ. 1234
Spanish es 1234 1234 a.C.
Swedish sv 1234 1234 f.Kr.
Vietnamese vi 1234 1234 TCN
Welsh cy 1234 1234 CC
ISO 8601 1234 -1233

Ordinal

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Example : 1929th year

Language Code CE BCE
ISO 8601 1234 -1233

Decade

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Cardinal

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Example : 1960s decade

Language Code CE BCE
Afrikaans af 1960s or 1960-70 1960s v.C.
Breton br Bloavezhioù 60 Bloavezhioù 60 kt JK
Chinese zh 1960年代 前1960年代
Czech cs 1960-70 "60. léta" 1960-70 př. n. l.
Danish da 1960'erne 1960'erne f.Kr.
Dutch nl 1960-70 "jaren 60"
English en 1960s 1960s BC
Esperanto eo 1960-oj
Finnish fi 1960-luvulla 1960-luvulla eaa.
French fr Années 1960 Années 1960 av. J.-C.
German de 1960er 1960 v. Chr.
Greek el Δεκαετία 1960 Δεκαετία 1960 π.Χ.
Indonesian id 1960-an
Italian it Anni 1960
Japanese ja 1960年代 紀元前1960年代
Kotava avk 197-eafa sanda 197-eafa sanda abdi Yesus Kristos
Low German nds 1960ers
Norwegian no 1960-tallet
Polish pl Lata 1900-1909 "Lata_20-te_XX_wieku" ... "Lata_90-te_XX_wieku"
Portuguese pt Anos 1960 Anos 1960 a.C.
Russian ru 1960-е 1960-е до н.э.
Sinhala si 1960 දශකය ක්‍රි. පූ. 1960 දශකය
Spanish es años 1960
Swedish sv 1960-talet 1960-talet f.Kr.
Vietnamese vi thời kỳ 1960 thời kỳ 1960 TCN
Welsh cy 1960au
ISO 8601 1960/1969 -1968/-1959

Ordinal

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Example : 197th decade

Language Code CE BCE
ISO 8601 1961/1970 -1969/-1960

Century

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Cardinal

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Example: 1400s century

Language Code CE BCE
Swedish sv 1400-talet 1400-talet f.Kr.
ISO 8601 1400/1499 -1498/-1399
Note that in Swedish, there is no way to distinguish the century from its first decade. 1400-talet could refer to both. It is possible in Swedish to write "15:e århundradet", similar to Danish or English, but that is not very common.

Ordinal

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Example: 15th century

Language Code CE BCE
Afrikaans af 15de eeu 15de eeu v.C.
Breton br XVvet kantved XVvet kantved kt JK
Chinese zh 15世纪 前15世纪
Czech cs 15. století 15. století př. n. l.
Danish da 15. århundrede 15. århundrede f.Kr.
Dutch nl 15e eeuw 15e eeuw v. Chr.
English en 15th century 15th century BC
Esperanto eo 15-a jarcento
Finnish fi 15. vuosisadalla 15. vuosisadalla eaa.
French fr XVe siècle XVe siècle av. J.-C.
German de 15. Jahrhundert 15. Jahrhundert v. Chr.
Greek el 15ος αιώνας 15ος αιώνας π.Χ.
Indonesian id abad ke-15 abad ke-15 SM
Italian it XV secolo
Japanese ja 15世紀 紀元前15世紀
Kotava avk 15-eafa decemda 15-eafa decemda abdi Yesus Kristos
Low German nds 15. Johrhunnert
Norwegian no 15. århundre
Polish pl XV wiek
Portuguese pt Século XV Século XV AC
Russian ru XV век XV век до н.э.
Sinhala si 15 වන සියවස ක්‍රි. පූ. 15 වන සියවස
Spanish es Siglo XV
Vietnamese vi thế kỷ 15 thế kỷ 15 TCN
Welsh cy 15fed ganrif 15fed ganrif CC
ISO 8601 1401/1500 -1499/-1400

Millennium

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Cardinal

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Example: 1000s millennium

Language Code CE BCE
Swedish sv 1000-talet 1000-talet f.Kr.
ISO 8601 1000/1999 -1998/-999
Note that in Swedish, there is no way to distinguish the millennium from its first century. 1000-talet could refer to both. It is possible in Swedish to write "2:a millenniet", similar to Danish or English.

Ordinal

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Example: 2nd millennium

Language Code CE BCE
Afrikaans af 2de millennium 2de millennium v.C.
Breton br IIl milved IIl milved kt JK
Chinese zh 2千年 前2千年
Czech cs 2. tisíciletí 2. tisíciletí př. n. l.
Danish da 2. årtusinde 2. årtusinde f.Kr.
Dutch nl 2e millennium 2e millennium v. Chr. (1)
English en 2nd millennium 2nd millennium BC
Esperanto eo 2-a jarmilo
French fr IIe millénaire IIe millénaire av. J.-C.
German de 2. Jahrtausend 2. Jahrtausend v. Chr.
Greek el 2η χιλιετία 2η χιλιετία π.Χ.
Indonesian id milenium ke-2
Italian it II millennio
Japanese ja 2千年期 紀元前2千年期
Kotava avk 2-eafa decitda 2-eafa decitda abdi Yesus Kristos
Low German nds 2. Johrdüüsend
Norwegian no 2. årtusen
Polish pl II tysiąclecie n.e. II tysiąclecie p.n.e.
Portuguese pt 2o. milênio 2o. milênio a.C.
Russian ru 2-е тысячелетие 2-е тысячелетие до н.э.
Sinhala si 2 වන සහස්‍රය ක්‍රි. පූ. 2 වන සහස්‍රය
Spanish es II milenio
Swedish sv 2:a millenniet 2:a millenniet f.Kr.
Welsh cy 2il fileniwm 2il fileniwm CC
ISO 8601 1001/2000 -1999/-1000

Months/days

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January 1

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Language Code Name
Afrikaans af 1 Januarie
Breton br 1añ a viz Genver
Chinese zh 1月1日
Czech cs 1. ledna
Danish da 1. januar
Dutch nl 1 januari
English en 1st January
English (US) en January 1
Esperanto eo 1-a de januaro
Finnish fi 1. tammikuuta
French fr 1er janvier
German de 1. Januar
Greek el 1η Ιανουαρίου
Hausa ha 1 ga Janairu
Indonesian id 1 Januari
Italian it 1o gennaio
Japanese ja 1月1日
Kotava avk 1-e ke taneaksat
Low German nds 1. Januar
Norwegian no 1. januar
Polish pl 1 stycznia
Portuguese pt 1 de Janeiro
Russian ru 1 января
Sinhala si ජනවාරි 1
Spanish es 1 de enero
Swedish sv 1 januari
Ukrainian ua 1 січня
Vietnamese vi 1 tháng 1
Welsh cy 1af Ionawr
code language name language name (local) date
af Afrikaans Afrikaans 1 Januarie 2009
am Amharic አማርኛ 1 ጃንዩዌሪ 2009
ar Arabic العربية 1 يناير 2009
as Assamese অসমীয়া ১ জানুৱাৰী ২০০৯
ast Asturian asturianu 1 xineru 2009
bg Bulgarian български 1 януари 2009
bn Bangla বাংলা ১ জানুয়ারি ২০০৯
bo Tibetan བོད་ཡིག 1 ཟླ་བ་དང་པོ། 2009
br Breton brezhoneg 1 Genver 2009
bs Bosnian bosanski 1. januar 2009.
ca Catalan català‬ 1 gener 2009
co Corsican corsu‬ 1 ghjennaghju 2009
cy Welsh Cymraeg 1 Ionawr 2009
da Danish dansk 1. januar 2009
de German Deutsch 1. Januar 2009
dv Divehi ދިވެހިބަސް 1 ޖަނަވަރީ 2009
el Greek Ελληνικά 1 Ιανουαρίου 2009
en English English January 1, 2009
eo Esperanto Esperanto la 1-a de januaro 2009
es Spanish español 1 de enero de 2009
ext Extremaduran estremeñu 1 eneru 2009
et Estonian eesti 1. jaanuar 2009
eu Basque euskara 1 urtarrila 2009
fa Persian فارسی ۱ ژانویه ۲۰۰۹
fi Finnish suomi 1. tammikuuta 2009
fr French français 1er janvier 2009
fy Western Frisian Frysk 1 jannewaris 2009
ga Irish Gaeilge 1ú Eanáir 2009
gl Galician galego 1 xaneiro 2009
gsw Alemannic Alemannisch 1 Jänner 2009
gu Gujarati ગુજરાતી 1 જાન્યુઆરી 2009
ha Hausa Hausa 1 Janairu 2009
he Hebrew עברית 1 ינואר 2009
hi Hindi हिन्दी १ जनवरी २००९
hr Croatian hrvatski 1. siječanj 2009.
ht Haitian Creole Kreyòl ayisyen 1 janvye 2009
hu Hungarian magyar 2009. január 1.
hy Armenian հայերեն 1 Հունվար 2009
ia Interlingua interlingua 1 januario 2009
id Indonesian Bahasa Indonesia‬ 1 Januari 2009
it Italian italiano 1o gennaio 2009
ja Japanese 日本語‬ 2009年1月1日
ka Georgian ქართული‬ 1 იანვარი 2009
kl Kalaallisut kalaallisut‬ 1 Jannuaari 2009
km Khmer ភាសាខ្មែរ‬ 1 ខែមករា 2009
kn Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ‬ ಜನವರಿ ೧, ೨೦೦೯
ko Korean 한국어‬ 2009년 1월 1일
la Latin Latina 1 Ianuarius 2009
lb Luxembourgish Lëtzebuergesch 1 Januar 2009
lo Lao ລາວ‬ 1 ມັງກອນ 2009
li Limburgish Limburgs 1 jannewarie 2009
lt Lithuanian lietuvių 2009 m. sausio 1 d.
lv Latvian latviešu 2009. gada 1. janvāris
mk Macedonian македонски 1 јануари 2009
ml Malayalam മലയാളം 1 ജനുവരി 2009
mr Marathi मराठी‬ जानेवारी १, इ.स. २००९
ms Malay Bahasa Melayu‬ 1 Januari 2009
mt Maltese Malti‬ 1 Jannar 2009
my Burmese မြန်မာဘာသာ‬ 1 ဇန်နဝါရီ 2009
nds Low German Plattdüütsch 1. Januar 2009
nds-nl Low Saxon Nedersaksies 1. januari 2009
nl Dutch Nederlands 1 januari 2009
nn Norwegian Nynorsk norsk nynorsk‬ 1. januar 2009
no Norwegian norsk‬ 1. januar 2009
oc Occitan occitan‬ 1 genièr 2009
or Odia ଓଡ଼ିଆ‬ ୧ ଜାନୁଆରୀ ୨୦୦୯
pa Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ‬ 1 ਜਨਵਰੀ 2009
pl Polish polski‬ 1 stycznia 2009
ps Pashto پښتو ۱ جنوري ۲۰۰۹
pt Portuguese português‬ 1 de janeiro de 2009
ro Romanian română‬ 1 ianuarie 2009
ru Russian русский‬ 1 января 2009
rw Kinyarwanda Ikinyarwanda‬ 1 Mutarama 2009
sa Sanskrit संस्कृतम्‬ 1 जनवरी 2009
sc Sardinian sardu 1o Ghennàrgiu 2009
sd Sindhi سنڌي 1 جنوری 2009
si Sinhala සිංහල‬ 1 ජනවාරි 2009
si Slovak slovenčina‬ 1. januára 2009
sl Slovenian slovenščina‬ 1 januar 2009
sq Albanian shqip‬ 1 janar 2009
sr Serbian српски / srpski‬ 1. јануар 2009.
su Sundanese Sunda‬ 1 Januari 2009
sv Swedish svenska‬ 1 januari 2009
sw Swahili Kiswahili‬ 1 Januari 2009
ta Tamil தமிழ்‬ 1 சனவரி 2009
te Telugu తెలుగు‬ 1 జనవరి 2009
th Thai ไทย‬ 1 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2552
ti Tigrinya ትግርኛ‬ 1 ጥሪ 2009
tk Turkmen Türkmençe‬ 1 ýanwar 2009
tr Turkish Türkçe‬ 1 Ocak 2009
uk Ukrainian українська 1 січня 2009
ur Urdu اردو 1 جنوری 2009
uz Uzbek oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча 1 yanvar 2009
vec Venetian vèneto‬ 1o zenaro 2009
vi Vietnamese Tiếng Việt‬ 1 tháng 1 năm 2009
vo Volapük Volapük‬ 1 yanul 2009
vls West Flemish West-Vlams‬ 1 januoari 2009
wa Walloon walon‬ 1 djanvî 2009
wo Wolof Wolof‬ 1 Samwiyee 2009
wuu Wu 吴语‬ 2009年1月1号
xh Xhosa isiXhosa‬ 1 EyoMqungu 2009
yi Yiddish ייִדיש 1 יאַנואַר 2009
yue Cantonese 粵語 2009年1月1號
za Zhuang Vahcuengh‬ 1 Nin Wtj 2009
zh Chinese 中文‬ 2009年1月1日
zu Zulu isiZulu‬ 1 uMasingana 2009

February 2

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Language Code Name
Afrikaans af 2 Februarie
Breton br 2 a viz C'hwevrer
Chinese zh 2月2日
Czech cs 2. února
Danish da 2. februar
Dutch nl 2 februari
English en 2nd February
English (US) en February 2
Esperanto eo 2-a de februaro
Finnish fi 2. helmikuuta
French fr 2 février
German de 2. Februar
Greek el 2 Φεβρουαρίου
Hausa ha 2 ga Fabrairu
Indonesian id 2 Februari
Italian it 2 febbraio
Japanese ja 2月2日
Kotava avk 2-e ke toleaksat
Low German nds 2. Februar
Norwegian no 2. februar
Polish pl 2 lutego
Portuguese pt 2 de Fevereiro
Russian ru 2 февраля
Sinhala si පෙබරවාරි 2
Spanish es 2 de febrero
Swedish sv 2 februari
Ukrainian ua 2 лютого
Vietnamese vi 2 tháng 2
Welsh cy 2il Chwefror

March 3

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Language Code Name
Afrikaans af 3 Maart
Breton br 3 a viz Meurzh
Chinese zh 3月3日
Czech cs 3. března
Danish da 3. marts
Dutch nl 3 maart
English en 3rd March
English (US) en March 3
Esperanto eo 3-a de marto
Finnish fi 3. maaliskuuta
French fr 3 mars
German de 3. März
Greek el 3 Μαρτίου
Indonesian id 3 Maret
Italian it 3 marzo
Japanese ja 3月3日
Kotava avk 3-e ke bareaksat
Low German nds 3. Marz
Norwegian no 3. mars
Polish pl 3 marca
Portuguese pt 3 de Março
Russian ru 3 марта
Sinhala si මාර්තු 3
Spanish es 3 de marzo
Swedish sv 3 mars
Vietnamese vi 3 tháng 3
Welsh cy 3ydd Mawrth

April 4

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Language Code Name
Afrikaans af 4 April
Breton br 4 a viz Ebrel
Chinese zh 4月4日
Czech cs 4. dubna
Danish da 4. april
Dutch nl 4 april
English en 4th April
English (US) en April 4
Esperanto eo 4-a de aprilo
Finnish fi 4. huhtikuuta
French fr 4 avril
German de 4. April
Greek el 4 Απριλίου
Indonesian id 4 April
Italian it 4 aprile
Japanese ja 4月4日
Kotava avk 4-e ke balemeaksat
Low German nds 4. April
Norwegian no 4. april
Polish pl 4 kwietnia
Portuguese pt 4 de Abril
Russian ru 4 апреля
Sinhala si අප්‍රේල් 4
Spanish es 4 de abril
Swedish sv 4 april
Vietnamese vi 4 tháng 4
Welsh cy 4ydd Ebrill

May 5

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Language Code Name
Afrikaans af 5 Mei
Breton br 5 a viz Mae
Chinese zh 5月5日
Czech cs 5. května
Danish da 5. maj
Dutch nl 5 mei
English en 5th May
English (US) en May 5
Esperanto eo 5-a de majo
Finnish fi 5. toukokuuta
French fr 5 mai
German de 5. Mai
Greek el 5 Μαΐου
Hausa ha 5 ga Mayu
Indonesian id 5 Mei
Italian it 5 maggio
Japanese ja 5月5日
Kotava avk 5-e ke alubeaksat
Low German nds 5. Mai
Norwegian no 5. mai
Polish pl 5 maja
Portuguese pt 5 de Maio
Russian ru 5 мая
Sinhala si මැයි 5
Spanish es 5 de mayo
Swedish sv 5 maj
Vietnamese vi 5 tháng 5
Welsh cy 5ed Mai

June 6

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Language Code Name
Afrikaans af 6 Junie
Breton br 6 a viz Mezheven
Chinese zh 6月6日
Czech cs 6. června
Danish da 6. juni
Dutch nl 6 juni
English en 6th June
English (US) en June 6
Esperanto eo 6-a de junio
Finnish fi 6. kesäkuuta
French fr 6 juin
German de 6. Juni
Greek el 6 Ιουνίου
Indonesian id 6 Juni
Italian it 6 giugno
Japanese ja 6月6日
Kotava avk 6-e ke teveaksat
Low German nds 6. Juni
Norwegian no 6. juni
Polish pl 6 czerwca
Portuguese pt 6 de Junho
Russian ru 6 июня
Sinhala si ජූනි 6
Spanish es 6 de junio
Swedish sv 6 juni
Vietnamese vi 6 tháng 6
Welsh cy 6fed Mehefin

July 10

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Language Code Name
Afrikaans af 10 Julie
Breton br 10 a viz Gouere
Chinese zh 7月10日
Czech cs 10. července
Danish da 10. juli
Dutch nl 10 juli
English en 10th July
English (US) en July 10
Esperanto eo 10-a de julio
Finnish fi 10. heinäkuuta
French fr 10 juillet
German de 10. Juli
Greek el 10 Ιουλίου
Indonesian id 10 Juli
Italian it 10 luglio
Japanese ja 7月10日
Kotava avk 10-e ke pereaksat
Low German nds 10. Juli
Norwegian no 10. juli
Polish pl 10 lipca
Portuguese pt 10 de Julho
Russian ru 10 июля
Sinhala si ජූලි 10
Spanish es 10 de julio
Swedish sv 10 juli
Vietnamese vi 10 tháng 7
Welsh cy 10fed Gorffennaf

August 20

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Language Code Name
Afrikaans af 20 Augustus
Breton br 20 a viz Eost
Chinese zh 8月20日
Czech cs 20. srpna
Danish da 20. august
Dutch nl 20 augustus
English en 20th August
English (US) en August 20
Esperanto eo 20-a de aŭgusto
Finnish fi 20. elokuuta
French fr 20 août
German de 20. August
Greek el 20 Αυγούστου
Indonesian id 20 Agustus
Italian it 20 agosto
Japanese ja 8月20日
Kotava avk 20-e ke anyusteaksat
Low German nds 20. August
Norwegian no 20. august
Polish pl 20 sierpnia
Portuguese pt 20 de Agosto
Russian ru 20 августа
Sinhala si අගෝස්තු 20
Spanish es 20 de agosto
Swedish sv 20 augusti
Vietnamese vi 20 tháng 8
Welsh cy 20fed Awst

September 21

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Language Code Name
Afrikaans af 21 September
Breton br 21 a viz Gwengolo
Chinese zh 9月21日
Czech cs 21. září
Danish da 21. september
Dutch nl 21 september
English en 21st September
English (US) en September 21
Esperanto eo 21-a de septembro
French fr 21 septembre
German de 21. September
Greek el 21 Σεπτεμβρίου
Hausa ha 21 ga Satumba
Indonesian id 21 September
Italian it 21 settembre
Japanese ja 9月21日
Kotava avk 21-e ke lerdeaksat
Low German nds 21. Septemmer
Norwegian no 21. september
Polish pl 21 września
Portuguese pt 21 de Setembro
Russian ru 21 сентября
Sinhala si සැප්තැම්බර 21
Spanish es 21 de septiembre
Swedish sv 21 september
Vietnamese vi 21 tháng 9
Welsh cy 21ain Medi

October 22

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Language Code Name
Afrikaans af 22 Oktober
Breton br 22 a viz Here
Chinese zh 10月22日
Czech cs 22. října
Danish da 22. oktober
Dutch nl 22 oktober
English en 22nd October
English (US) en October 22
Esperanto eo 22-a de oktobro
French fr 22 octobre
German de 22. Oktober
Greek el 22 Οκτωβρίου
Hausa ha 22 ga Oktoba
Indonesian id 22 Oktober
Italian it 22 ottobre
Japanese ja 10月22日
Kotava avk 22-e ke saneaksat
Low German nds 22. Oktober
Norwegian no 22. oktober
Polish pl 22 października
Portuguese pt 22 de Outubro
Russian ru 22 октября
Sinhala si ඔක්තෝබර 22
Spanish es 22 de octubre
Swedish sv 22 oktober
Vietnamese vi 22 tháng 10
Welsh cy 22ain Hydref

November 23

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Language Code Name
Afrikaans af 23 November
Breton br 23 a viz Du
Chinese zh 11月23日
Czech cs 23. listopadu
Danish da 23. november
Dutch nl 23 november
English en 23rd November
English (US) en November 23
Esperanto eo 23-a de novembro
French fr 23 novembre
German de 23. November
Greek el 23 Νοεμβρίου
Hausa ha 23 ga Nuwamba
Indonesian id 23 November
Italian it 23 novembre
Japanese ja 11月23日
Kotava avk 23-e ke santaneaksat
Low German nds 23. Novemmer
Norwegian no 23. november
Polish pl 23 listopada
Portuguese pt 23 de Novembro
Russian ru 23 ноября
Sinhala si නොවැම්බර 23
Spanish es 23 de noviembre
Swedish sv 23 november
Vietnamese vi 23 tháng 11
Welsh cy 23ain Tachwedd

December 24

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Language Code Name
Afrikaans af 24 Desember
Breton br 24 a viz Kerzu
Chinese zh 12月24日
Czech cs 24. prosince
Danish da 24. december
Dutch nl 24 december
English en 24th December
English (US) en December 24
Esperanto eo 24-a de decembro
French fr 24 décembre
German de 24. Dezember
Greek el 24 Δεκεμβρίου
Hausa ha 24 ga Disamba
Indonesian id 24 Desember
Italian it 24 dicembre
Japanese ja 12月24日
Kotava avk 24-e ke santoleaksat
Low German nds 24. Dezemmer
Norwegian no 24. desember
Polish pl 24 grudnia
Portuguese pt 24 de Dezembro
Russian ru 24 декабря
Sinhala si දෙසැම්බර් 24
Spanish es 24 de diciembre
Swedish sv 24 december
Vietnamese vi 24 tháng 12
Welsh cy 24ain Rhagfyr

Notes

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中文 (Chinese)

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Chinese does not give months, days of the week, or years special names. Rather, Chinese merely uses the number. The Chinese date format always starting with the year. For example, "July 31st, 2004", in Chinese is:

二〇〇四年七月三十一日 or 2004年7月31日
(literally, "Two zero zero four year seven month thirty-one day" or "2004 year 7 month 31 day")

For the Chinese, the day of week is not usually included in the article. Similarly, "Saturday," the sixth day of the week, is:

星期六
(literally, "week six")

The exception is "Sunday," which in Chinese is 星期日(literally, "week day"). And in days of week, Arabic numerals should not be used.

Also, BCE (BC) is 公元前 in Chinese, and ACE (AD) is 公元. For example, "220 BC", in Chinese is:

公元前二二〇年 or 公元前220年

French

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When using roman or decimal ordinal numbers, French uses superscript er for first (or re when the ordinal matches a feminine noun like décennie or année), then superscript e for everything else:

  • Ier, Ire (1st)
  • IIe (2nd, but not last in a pair)
  • IId, IIde (2nd in a pair)
  • IIIe (3rd), IVe (4th), Ve (5th), ...
  • Xe (10th), XIe (11th), XIIe (12th), ...
  • XXe (20th), XXIe (21st), XXIIe (22nd), XXIIIe (23rd), XXIVe (24th), ...

Usually the superscript form is preferred for ordinal suffixes, and strongly encouraged with roman numbers. Roman numbers normally use small capitals for cardinals and prepended ordinals, but big capitals for unsuffixed ordinals used alone for years or in appended positions (e.g. numbered names of sovereigns, or book/chapter/title/section numbers).

By tradition, milleniums and centuries are written using roman number with big capitals as they are ordinals. same rule for sovereign numbered names and book/chapter/title/section number. But low capitals roman numbers are used for alinea ordinals within chapters or sections. Some authors prefer using century ordinal numbers using small capitals (there's no agreed convention), while keeping big capitals for milleniums.

Using latin digits for milleniums, centuries ordinals and for sovereign ordinal names is strongly discouraged in French ((追記) Jean XXIII (追記ここまで), not (削除) Jean 23 (削除ここまで)) and when spelled out instead of using . But years may also occasionnaly be written using roman numbers (old fashion, mostly found in old books or legal statements). Today, French uses latin digits for all years counted in the Gregorian era, and roman digits are often used when counting in other eras or in some historic dates, always after the French word an (meaning year) generally with the name of the era, as in an I de la Révolution).

However, day of months use the ordinal form only for the 1st day of month (and their decimal number in digits are suffixed with superscript er), for all other days of the month, only cardinals are used (and decimal numbers using digits are not suffixed). So we have : premier janvier (1er janvier), followed by deux janvier (2 janvier), ..., trente-et-un janvier (31 janvier), premier février (1er février), deux février (2 février), etc.

It is acceptable (but not recommanded) to use the cardinal form for the 1st day of month but only when using the digits (1 janvier), but never acceptable when spelled out ((削除) un janvier (削除ここまで) is wrong, as 1 janvier is still read as premier janvier); but it is always incorrect to use the ordinal form for other days of the month ((削除) deuxième janvier (削除ここまで) or (削除) 2e janvier (削除ここまで) are both wrong).

Cymraeg (Welsh)

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When writing dates we append a suffix to the day number which is used to change the cardinal number to an ordinal:

  • 1af (cyntaf - 1st)
  • 2ail (ail - 2nd)
  • 3ydd (trydydd - 3rd)
  • 4ydd (pedwerydd - 4th)
  • 5ed (pumed - 5th)
  • 6ed - 20fed (chweched (6th) - ugeinfed (20th))
  • 21ain (unfed ar hugain - first on twenty (21st))
  • 31ain (unfed ar ddegfed ar hugain - one and tenth on twenty (31st))

Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)

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Vietnamese does not give months, days of the week, or years special names. Rather, Vietnamese merely uses the number. For example, "July 31st, 2004", for the purposes of the Vietnamese wikis, is:

31 tháng 7 năm 2004 or 31 tháng 7, 2004

Normally, however, it would be written:

ngày 31 tháng 7 năm 2004 or hôm 31 tháng 7 năm 2004
(literally, "day 31 of month 7")

For the Vietnamese wikis, the "day" is usually included in the article, but is not part of the page title or link. Similarly, "Saturday," the seventh day of the week, is:

thứ 7
(literally, "the seventh one")

The exception is "Sunday," which in Vietnamese is Chủ nhật.

Also, BCE (BC) is TCN in Vietnamese, and CE (AD) is CN.

Greek

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When writing centuries (=male noun in greek) we append the suffix "-ος" to the century number which is used to change the cardinal number to an ordinal. When the number is 20 or 30 or 40 etc we append the suffix "-ός":

  • 1ος (πρώτος - 1st) (for male)
  • 2ος (δεύτερος - 2nd) (for male)
  • 3ος (τρίτος - 3rd) (for male)
  • 4ος (τέταρτος - 4th) (for male)
  • 5ος (πέμπτος - 5th) (for male)
  • 6ος (έκτος - 6th) (for male)
  • 20ός (εικοστός - 20th) (for male)
  • 21ος (εικοστός πρώτος - 21th) (for male)
  • 22ος (εικοστός δεύτερος - 22th) (for male)
  • 30ός (τριακοστός - 30th) (for male)
  • 40ός (τεσσαρακοστός - 40th) (for male)
  • ...

When writing millenniums (=female noun in greek) we append the suffix "-η" to the millennium number which is used to change the cardinal number to an ordinal. When the number is 20 or 30 or 40 etc we append the suffix "-ή":

  • 1η (πρώτη - 1st) (for female)
  • 2η (δεύτερη - 2nd) (for female)
  • 3η (τρίτη - 3rd) (for female)
  • 4η (τέταρτη - 4th) (for female)
  • 5η (πέμπτη - 5th) (for female)
  • 6η (έκτη - 6th) (for female)
  • 20ή (εικοστή - 20th) (for female)
  • 21η (εικοστή πρώτη - 21th) (for female)
  • 22η (εικοστή δεύτερη - 22th) (for female)
  • 30ή (τριακοστή - 30th) (for female)
  • 40ή (τεσσαρακοστή - 40th) (for female)
  • ...

When writing number of the day we append the suffix "-η" only to the first number, i.e. 1η.

  • 1η Ιανουαρίου, but 2 Ιανουαρίου, 3 Ιανουαρίου...
  • 1η Φεβρουαρίου, but 2 Φεβρουαρίου, 3 Φεβρουαρίου...
  • 1η Μαρτίου, but 2 Μαρτίου, 3 Μαρτίου...
  • ...

Also, BCE (BC) is π.Χ. in Greek, and ACE (AD) is μ.Χ..

ISO 8601

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Note that en:ISO 8601 Formatted Dates conform to an international standard and are therefore usable in all languages. The ISO equivalents here are given on the basis that centuries, millennia, etc. start at the beginning of year one.

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