janvāris

Latvian

Janvāris

Etymology

From Latin iānuārius (“(month) of Janus”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

janvāris m (2nd declension)

  1. the month of January (the first month of the year)
    auksts un sniegains janvāris ― cold, snowy January
    janvāra sals, puteņi ― January frost, blizzards
    tas notika janvarī ― that happened in January
    trešajā janvārī ― on January 3rd
    primais janvāris ir Jaungada diena ― January 1st is New Year's day

Usage notes

The old Latvian name for January, ziemas mēnesis (“winter month”), is no longer in common use.

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See also

(Gregorian calendar months) Gregora kalendāra mēneši; janvāris, februāris, marts, aprīlis, maijs, jūnijs, jūlijs, augusts, septembris, oktobris, novembris, decembris (Category: lv:Months)

Livonian

Noun

janvāris

  1. inessive plural of janvār
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