abbreviations Flashcards
a.
annus
year
a.b. (degree)
artium baccalaureus
bachelor of arts
a.c.
ante cenam/ante cibum
before dinner/food
a.d.
anno domini
in the year of our lord
a.d. (not capitalized)
aure dextra
in the right ear
a.h.
anno hebraico
in the hebrew year
a.i.
ad interim
in the meantime
a.l.
aure laeva
in the left ear
a.m. (not capitalized)
ante meridiem
before noon
a.m. (capitalized)
anno mundi
in the year of the world
a.m. also m.a. (degree)
artium magister and vice versa
master of arts
a.m. (also capitalized)
ante mortem
before death
a.r. (caps)
anno regni
in the year of the reign
a.s.
aure sinistra
in the left ear
a.u.
aure utra
in each ear
a.u.c.
ab urbe condita/anno urbis conditae
from the founding of the city
ab init.
ab initio
from the beginning
ad inf.
ad infinitum
to infinity
ad lib.
at libitum
at pleasure
ad loc.
ad locum
to/at the place
ad val.
ad valorem
in proportion to the value so like a tax based on the value of the thing is an ad val tax
aet.
aetatis/aetate
aged, of the age
ag
argentum
silver
agit.
agita
shake
aq.
aqua
water
aq. bull.
aqua bullata
with boiling water
au
aurum
gold
b.a. (degree)
baccalaureus artium
bachelor of arts
b.d. (degree)
baccalaureus divinitatis
bachelor of divinity
b.i.d.
bis in die
twice a day
b.l. (degree)
baccalaureus legum
bachelor of laws
b.lit. (degree)
baccalaureus litterarum
bachelor of literature
b.m. (degree)
baccalaureus medicinae
bachelor of medicine
b.mus. (degree)
baccalaureus musicae
bachelor of music
b.phil. (degree)
baccalaureus philosophiae
bachelor of philosophy
b.s. (degree)
baccalaureus scientiae
bachelor of science
c.
cum
with
c.
congius
gallon
c.m./ch.m.
chirurgiae magister
master of surgery
c.o.b.q.
cum omnibus bonis quiescat
may he rest with all good souls
ca./c./cca.
circa
around/about/approximately
cent.
centum
one hundred
con.
coniunx
wife
cos
consul
consul
cu
cuprum
copper
d.
denarius
a (british?) penny
d. (caps)
deus
god
d.d. (degree?)
doctor divinitatis
doctor of divinity
d.g.
dei gratia
by the grace of god
d.lit degree
doctor litterarum
doctor of literature
m.d. degree (also d.m.)
mdecinae doctor
doctor of medicine
d.s.p.
decessit sine prole
died without issue (children)
d.t. (CRAZY DEEP CUT NOBODY IS ASKING THIS)
delirium tremens
severe alcohol withdrawal????? googling it brings up the suicide hotline????? hello??????????
d.v.
deo volente
god willing
del.
delineavit
she drew it
e.g.
exempli gratia
for the sake of an example
ead.
eadem
the same female author
et al.
et alii
and others
et seq.
et sequens/sequentes/sequentia
and the following
et ux.
et uxor
and wife, and his wife too
etc.
et cetera
and the rest, and so on, etc
excud.
excudit
he/she struck (this)
f.d.
fidei defensor
defender of the faith (title for english kings)
f.v.
folio verso
on the right hand page (the turned page)
fe
ferrum
iron
fec.
fecit
he/she made (it)
ff.
foliis
on the pages
fl.
floruit
he/she flourished
frust.
frustis
in small portions
gtt.
guttae
drops
h.a.
hoc anno
in this year
h.c.
honoris causa
for the sake of honor
h.j.s. (shouldnt it be h.i.s. bruh……)
hic iacet sepultus
here lies buried (on tombstones)
h.s.
hora somni
at bedtime
hg
hydrargyrum
mercury
i.e.
id est
that is
i.h.s.
in hoc signo
in this sign (the cross)
i.n.r.i.
iesus nazarenus rex iudaeorum
jesus the nazarene king of the jews
i.q.
idem quod
the same as
ibid.
ibidem
in the same place
id.
idem
the same (author)
im.
imperator
emperor
imp.
imprimatur
let it be printed, on books that were okayed by the church and stuff bc they didn’t go against beliefs
inv.
invenit
he/she invented (it)
j.c.d.
iuris civilis doctor
doctor of civil law
j.d.
iuris doctor
doctor of law (degree for lawyers)
k
kallium
potassium
l.s.
locus sigilli
the place of the seal
ux.
uxor
wife
lb.
libra
pound
lib.
liber
book
ll.d.
legum doctor
doctor of laws (the diff between this and a jd is beyond me)
loc. cit.
loco citato
in the place cited
loq.
loquitur
she speaks
m.
merdiem
noon
m. ft.
misce et fiat
mix and make
m.m.
mutatis mutandis
with the necessary changes made (having been changed)
m.o.
modus operandi
method of working
m.p.
mille passus
a mile
m.s.
magister scientiae
master of science
ms.
manu scriptum
manuscript
cf.
confer
compare
n.
natus
born (from nascor!!!! having been born)
n.b.
nota bene
note well
n.l.
non licet
it is not permitted (allowed)
n.l. (caps)
non liquet
it is not clear
n.p.o.
non per os
not orally
na
natrium
sodium
nem. con.
nemine contradicente
with no one contradicting (unanimously)
no.
numero
by number
non obst.
non obstante
notwithstanding
non pros.
no prosequitur
he doesnt prosecute
non rep.
non repetatur
do not repeat (medical stuff)
non seq.
non sequitur
an illogical occurance, “it doesnt follow”
o.
octarius
pint
o.d.
oculo dextro
in the right eye
o.l.
oculo laevo
in the left eye
o.s.
oculo sinistro
in the left eye
o.u.
oculo utro
in each eye
ob.
obiit
he died!
op. cit.
opere citato
in the work cited
p.
pater
father
p.c.
post cenam
after dinner
p.d.
per diem
per day
p.m.
post meridiem
after noon
p.m.
post mortem
after death
p.p.a.
no apparent latin meaning!
shake before using
p.r.n.
pro re nata
as much as needed
p.s.
post scriptum
written afterwords
pb
plumbum
lead
per ann.
per annum
yearly
per cent.
per centum
by the hundred
p.o.
per os
through the mouth (orally)
ph.d.
philosophiae doctor
doctor of philosophy
pinx.
pinxit
he/she painted
pro tem.
pro tempore
for the time being
prox.
proximo mense
next month
q.
quasi
almost, as it were
q.d.
quaque die
every day
q.e.d.
quod erat demonstrandum
that which must be demonstrated (math)
q.e.f.
quod erat faciendum
that which must be done
q.e.i.
quod erat inveniendum
that which must be found
q.h.
quaque hora
every hour
q.i.d.
quater in die
four times a day
q.m.
quaque mane
every morning
q.n.
quaque nocte
every night
q.p. or q.pl.
quantum placet
as much as you please
q.s.
quantum satis/quantum sufficit
as much as is enought
q.v.
quantum vis
as much as you want
q.v.
quod vide
which see
r. (caps)
rex/regina
king/queen
r.i.p.
recquiescat in pace
may she rest in peace
rx.
recipe
take
s.
solidus
shilling (?????)
s.c.
senatus consultum
decree of the senate
s.c.u.
senatus consultum ultimum
final/ultimate decree of the senate (marital law)
s.i.d.
semel in die
once a day
s.l.a.n.
sine loco, anno, vel nomine
without place, year, or name
s.o.s.
si opus sit
if there is a need
s.s.s.
stratum super stratum
layer upon layer
s.s.v.
there seems to be no latin meaning!!! 😍
poison
s.t.b.
sacrae theologiae baccalaureus
bachelor of sacred theology
s.t.d.
sacrae thologiae doctor
doctor of sacred theology
s.t.p.
sacrae theologiae professor
professor of sacred theology
s.t.t.l.
sit tibi terra levis
may the earth be light upon you (found on tombstones)
s.v.
sub verbo
under the word
sb
stibium
antimony (element)
sc.
scilicet
that is to say
sculp.
sculpsit
she sculpted this
seq.
sequens
the following
sn
stannum
tin
spqr
senatus populusque romanus
the senate and the roman people
ss.
semis
one half
stat.
statim
immediately
sup.
supra
above
t.i.d.
ter in die
three times a day
tal.
talis
of such
u.d.
ut dictum
as directed
u.s.
ut supra
as above
ult.
ultimo mense
last month
v.
vide
see
v.i.
vide infra
see below
v.s.
vide supra
see above
viz.
videlicet
namely
vs.
versus
against
o.m.
omni mane
every morning
s.l.
sine loco
without a place, used for when a place of a published work isn’t known
q.l.
quantum libet
as much as you like
n.d.
nobilis domina
noble woman
n.h.
nobilis homo
noble man
s.v.
sub verbo
under the word, used when citing a specific entry in a dictionary or encyclopedia
res ipsa loq.
res ipsa loquitur
the thing speaks for itself
s.(p.)d.
salutem (plurimam) dicit
sends (many) greetings, wishing you good health
c.c.
cum cibos
with food
n.i.a.
nomine iesus amen
in the name of jesus amen
i.a.
inter alia
among other things
pro per.
in propria persona
in their own person, used when someone represents themself in court without a lawyer
hor. tert.
horis tertiis
every third hour
in lim.
in limine
in the beginning, at the entrance
b.v.
bene vale?
goodbye
o.s.p.
obiit sine prole
died without issue (children)
tr. mil.
latin otw…..
military tribunal (this means nothing to me idfk what the hell is going on)
sig.
latin tbd
something about write and stuff going on labels (medical abbreviation)
in litt.
in litteris
in correspondence (letters)
inst.
instante mense
used to refer to the current month
v.c.
vi coactus
having been forced/compelled
r.
regnavit
he/she ruled
disp.
latin unknown
dispense (medical thing)
cochl.
cochlea/r
spoonful
infra dig.
infra dignitatem
beneath one’s diginity
i.p.i.
in partibus infidelium
in the unbelieving parts of the world (non christians or whatever)
h.m.
hoc mense
this month
d.d.(d.)
dono dedit (dedicavit)
given (and dedicated) as a gift
n.n.
nomen nescio
“i dont know the name” used as a placeholder for unknown names
ung.
unguentum
ointment
