janúar

See also: januar, január, and Januar

Icelandic

Etymology

From Latin Iānuārius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaːnu(ː).a(ː)r/

Noun

janúar m (genitive singular janúar or janúars, no plural)

1. January

Usage notes

The genitive form janúar is most common in modern Icelandic while the form janúars was mainly used in the 19th century.

Synonyms

• (January): janúarmánuður

Derived terms

derived terms

• janúarbyrjun
• janúarhefti
• janúarlilja
• janúarmánaðarlok
• janúarmánuður
• janúarmorgunn

See also

  Icelandic month names

Icelandic months (appendix, Icelandic Wikipedia)
janúar, -mánuður	febrúar, -mánuður	mars, -mánuður	apríl, -mánuður	maí, -mánuður	júní, -mánuður	júlí, -mánuður	ágúst, -mánuður	september, -mánuður	október, -mánuður	nóvember, -mánuður	desember, -mánuður
Icelandic Historic Months (Icelandic Wikipedia)
þorri (Jan 13 - Feb 11)	góa (Feb 13 - 13 March)	einmánuður (March 14 - April 13)	harpa (April 14 - May 13)	skerpla (May 14 - June 12)	sólmánuður (June 13 - July 12)	heyannir (July 13 - August 14)	tvímánuður (August 15 - Sept 14)	haustmánuður (Sept 15 - Oct 13)	gormánuður (Oct 14 - Nov 13)	ýlir (Nov 14 - Dec 13)	mörsugur (Dec 14 - Jan 12)