Basic Abbreviations Flashcards
a.
annus - year
A.D.
Anno Domini - in the year of our lord
a.m.
ante meridiem - before noon
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.
ad libitum - at pleasure
c.
cum - with
ca.
circa - about (approx.)
cent.
centum - hundred
cf.
confer - compare
D.G.
Dei gratia - By the grace of God
d.s.p.
decessit sine prole - He died without offspring (HAHA - er i mean awww)
D.V.
Deo volente - God willing
e.g.
exempli gratia - for the sake of example
et al.
et alia - and others
etc.
et cetera - and the rest
fec.
fecit - he/she made [it]
i.e.
id est - that is
ibid.
ibidem - in the same place
loc. cit.
loco citato - in the place cited
loq.
loquitur - he/she speaks
M.O.
Modus operandi - method of working
N.B.
Nota Bene - note well
op. cit.
opere citato - in the work cited
p.
pater - father
p.d.
per diem - per day
p.m.
post meridiem - after noon
p.m.
post mortem - after death
P.S.
post scriptum -written afterwards
per ann.
per annum - annually
per cent.
per centum - by the hundred
pinx.
pinxit - he/she painted
pro tem.
pro tempore - for the time being
Q.E.D.
quod erat demonstrandum - that which was to be shown (math)
Q.E.F.
quod erat faciendum - that which was to be done
q.v.
quod vide - which see
R.I.P.
Recquiescat in pace - May he rest in peace
s.o.s.
si opus sit - if there is need
SPQR
Senatus Populusque Romanus - The Senate and the Roman people
stat.
statim - immediately
viz.
videlicet - namely
vs.
versus - against
