Aprilis
Latin Edit
Alternative forms Edit
- aprīlis (alternative case form)
Etymology Edit
Perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”).
Pronunciation Edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈpriː.lis/, [äˈpriːlʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈpri.lis/, [äˈpriːlis]
Adjective Edit
Aprīlis (neuter Aprīle); third-declension two-termination adjective
- Of April.
Usage notes Edit
In Latin, the month names are denoted by adjectives modifying the substantive mensis (month), or by substantized adjectives which are substantives.
Declension Edit
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | Aprīlis | Aprīle | Aprīlēs | Aprīlia | |
Genitive | Aprīlis | Aprīlium | |||
Dative | Aprīlī | Aprīlibus | |||
Accusative | Aprīlem | Aprīle | Aprīlēs Aprīlīs |
Aprīlia | |
Ablative | Aprīlī | Aprīlibus | |||
Vocative | Aprīlis | Aprīle | Aprīlēs | Aprīlia |
Noun Edit
Aprīlis m sg (genitive Aprīlis); third declension
Declension Edit
Third-declension noun (i-stem, ablative singular in -ī), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Aprīlis |
Genitive | Aprīlis |
Dative | Aprīlī |
Accusative | Aprīlem |
Ablative | Aprīlī |
Vocative | Aprīlis |
Descendants Edit
- Borrowings
See also Edit
- Roman calendar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References Edit
- “Aprilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Aprilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Aprilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette