decembris

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /deˈkem.bris/, [d̪ɛˈkɛmbrɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈt͡ʃem.bris/, [d̪eˈt͡ʃɛmbris]

Adjective

decembris

1. inflection of december:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. genitive masculine/feminine/neuter singular

References

• decembris in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Latvian

Decembris

Etymology

From Latin december (“tenth month”), from Latin decem (“ten”); December was the tenth month in the Roman calendar.

Pronunciation

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Noun

decembris m (2nd declension)

1. the month of December (the twelfth and last month of the year)

   auksts decembris ― cold December

   pirmais decembra sals ― the first December frost

   žurnāla decembra numurs ― a magazine's December issue

   piektais decembris ― December 5th

   termiņš līdz 15. decembrim ― the deadline is December 15th

   decembra sākumā uzsniga sniegs ― snow fell in early December

   drīz pienāks īsās decembra dienas ― soon the short days of December will come

Usage notes

The old Latvian name for December, vilku mēnesis (“wolf month”), is no longer in common use.

Declension

Declension of decembris (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	decembris	decembri
accusative (akuzatīvs)	decembri	decembrus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	decembra	decembru
dative (datīvs)	decembrim	decembriem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	decembri	decembriem
locative (lokatīvs)	decembrī	decembros
vocative (vokatīvs)	decembri	decembri

Synonyms

• vilku mēnesis

See also

• mēnesis

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