decembris
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deˈkem.bris/, [d̪ɛˈkɛmbrɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈt͡ʃem.bris/, [d̪eˈt͡ʃɛmbris]
Adjective edit
decembris
- inflection of december:
References edit
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
From Latin december (“tenth month”), from Latin decem (“ten”); December was the tenth month in the Roman calendar.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
decembris m (2nd declension)
- 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 edit
The old Latvian name for December, vilku mēnesis (“wolf month”), is no longer in common use.
Declension edit
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 edit
See also edit
(Gregorian calendar months) Gregora kalendāra mēneši; janvāris, februāris, marts, aprīlis, maijs, jūnijs, jūlijs, augusts, septembris, oktobris, novembris, decembris (Category: lv:Months)