ante Christum natum

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈan.tɛ ˈkʰriːs.tũː ˈnaː.tũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈan.te ˈkris.tum ˈnaː.tum]

ante Chrīstum nātum

1. before Christ's birth

   anno XVI ante Christum natum

   16 years before Christ's birth

   (literally, “in the year 16 before Christ's birth”)

• a. Chr. n. (abbreviation)
• (New Latin, agnostic) ante aeram vulgārem (abbreviated as ante aer. vulg.)

• post Christum natum / anno Domini