janeiro

See also: Janeiro

Old Portuguese

Noun

janeiro m

1. Alternative form of janeyro

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Janeiro (superseded)
• Janeyro (obsolete), janeyro (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese janeiro, janeyro, from Vulgar Latin *jan(u)airu, *jenuarius, from Latin iānuārius, from the name of the god Iānus (“Janus”). Compare Spanish enero.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐ.ˈnɐj.ɾu/, /ʒɐ.ˈnej.ɾu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒɐ.ˈne(j).ɾu/
• Hyphenation: ja‧nei‧ro

Noun

janeiro m (plural janeiros)

1. January

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.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:janeiro.

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: janeru
• → Tetum: janeiru

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) mês do calendário gregoriano; janeiro, fevereiro, março, abril, maio, junho, julho, agosto, setembro, outubro, novembro, dezembro ^{(Category: pt:Months)}