abril

See also: Abril and abríl

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Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin Aprīlis.

Noun

abril m

1. April

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin Aprīlis.

Noun

abril m (plural abrils)

1. April

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) xineru, febreru, marzu, abril, mayu, xunu, xunetu, agostu, setiembre, ochobre, payares, avientu

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Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin Aprīlis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əˈbɾil/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /aˈbɾil/

Noun

abril m (plural abrils)

1. April
2. (poetic) spring (season)
3. (figuratively) youth (the state of being young)

Synonyms

• (spring): primavera
• (youth): joventut

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) mes del calendari gregorià; gener, febrer, març, abril, maig, juny, juliol, agost, setembre, octubre, novembre, desembre

Further reading

• “abril” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abril.

Noun

abrīl

1. April

References

• James Lockhart, Nahuatl as Written (2001, Stanford University Press), page 210

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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abril

Noun

abril

1. April

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese [Term?], from Latin Aprīlis.

Noun

abril m

1. April

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) mes do calendario gregoriano; xaneiro, febreiro, marzo, abril, maio, xuño, xullo, agosto, setembro, outubro, novembro, decembro

Further reading

• “abril” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese abril. Cognates with Kabuverdianu abril.

Noun

abril

1. April

See also

Months of the year: janeru (“January”), fevereru (“February”), marsu (“March”), abril (“April”), maiu (“May”), junhu (“June”), juliu (“July”), agostu (“August”), setembru (“September”), otubru (“October”), novembru (“November”), dizembru (“December”).

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese abril.

Noun

abril

1. April

See also

Months of the year: janeru (“January”), febreru (“February”), marsu (“March”), abril (“April”), maiu (“May”), junhu (“June”), julhu (“July”), agostu (“August”), setenbru (“September”), otubru (“October”), novenbru (“November”), dizembru (“December”).

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Leonese

Etymology

Noun

abril m

1. April

References

• AEDLL

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Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin Aprīlis.

Noun

abril m

1. April (month)

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan Apru (Apru), from Ancient Greek Αφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbɾil/

Noun

abril m

1. April
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 115 (facsimile):

     De Paſcoa no meſdabril

     At Easter in the month of April

Descendants

• Galician: abril
• Portuguese: abril
  • Kabuverdianu: abril
  • Tetum: abríl

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Abril (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese abril, from Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan [script needed] (Apru), from Ancient Greek Αφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈbɾil/, [ɐ.ˈβɾiɫ]
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈbɾiw/

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  • Homophone: abriu
• Hyphenation: a‧bril

Noun

abril m (plural abris)

1. April

Usage notes

In Brazilian Portuguese, the names of months were usually not capitalized. But in Portugal they were. The Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 abolished their capitalization.

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: abril
• Tetum: abríl

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) mês do calendário gregoriano; janeiro, fevereiro, março, abril, maio, junho, julho, agosto, setembro, outubro, novembro, dezembro

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Aprīlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbɾil/, [aˈβɾil]
• Rhymes: -il

Noun

abril m (plural abriles)

1. April
2. (of a young person) years of age

Related terms

• abrileño

Descendants

• Classical Nahuatl: abril
• Tagalog: Abril

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) mes del calendario gregoriano; enero, febrero, marzo, abril, mayo, junio, julio, agosto, septiembre, octubre, noviembre, diciembre

Further reading

• “abril” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Turkish

Alternative forms

• abrel
• abrıl

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian ապրիլ (april) (Western Armenian pronunciation).

Noun

abril (definite accusative abrili, plural abriller)

1. (dialectal) April

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ապրիլ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in hy), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
• “abril”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982