janeiro
See also: Janeiro
Old PortugueseEdit
NounEdit
janeiro m
- Alternative form of janeyro
PortugueseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- Janeiro (pre-1990 spelling)
- Janeyro (obsolete)
- janeyro (obsolete)
EtymologyEdit
From Old Portuguese janeiro, janeyro, from Vulgar Latin *jan(u)airu, *jenuārius, from Latin iānuārius, from the name of the god Iānus (“Janus”). Compare Spanish enero. Doublet of Januário.
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: ja‧nei‧ro
Audio (Brazil) (file)
NounEdit
janeiro m (plural janeiros)
Usage notesEdit
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.
QuotationsEdit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:janeiro.