Italian Times of the Day

Italian birth and death records often indicated the exact time of day when the birth or death occurred. This is usually written out.


Italian - English
• pomeriggio - afternoon
• alle ore sedici ;eg:(4:00 P.M.) - at the 16th hour
• ante meridian - before noon
• giorno - day
• sera - evening
• ora - hour
• mezzogiorno - midday
• mezzanotte - midnight
• mese - month
• mensile - monthly
• mattina - morning
• note - night
• del mese di - of the month of
• addì - on the day
• anno - year
• ieri - yesterday
• iersera - yesterday eveninig
• iermattina - yesterday morning