Latin Abbreviations

Level 1

Learn what e.g., i.e., etc., a.m. and p.m. spell out.

How It Works

Short form	Latin	Meaning
e.g.	exempli gratia	for the sake of an example
i.e.	id est	that is
etc.	et cetera	and the rest
a.m.	ante meridiem	before midday
p.m.	post meridiem	after midday
AD	anno Domini	in the year of the Lord

Use e.g. when you give some of the examples: fruit, e.g. apples. Use i.e. when you say the same thing again more clearly: the capital of Italy, i.e. Rome.

Ante and post are prepositions that take the accusative, and meridiem is the accusative of meridies, midday.

Examples (5)

Exempli gratia.
For the sake of an example.
Exempli is the genitive of exemplum. Gratia is the ablative: for the sake of.
Id est.
That is.
Id means it or that, and est means is.
Ante meridiem.
Before midday.
Ante takes the accusative meridiem.
Post meridiem.
After midday.
Post takes the accusative meridiem.
Anno Domini.
In the year of the Lord.
Anno is ablative of time. Domini is genitive.

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Abbreviations stand for Latin phrases, so the phrases come first.

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Know the Latin phrases in English, because e.g. and etc. stand for exempli gratia and et cetera.
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exempli gratiaid este.g.i.e.etc.anno Dominimeridiesantepost

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