How do you write “once upon a time” in Latin?
Sunday, November 1st, 2009 at
4:03 pm
Kind of like a story book... but Id like to either make it a sign or a tattoo so I want it to be correct. Thank you!
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Olim is the word used in Latin stories for "once upon a time", but it also means "formerly; once in the future", so it isn’t quite so explicit as the English words.
You might prefer "quondam", meaning :"formerly, once, at one time; some day, hereafter".
Years since I did latin at school nearest word is probably olim.
"olim"