Aprilis

See also: április and aprīlis

Latin

Alternative forms

aprīlis (alternative case form)

Etymology

Perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈpriː.lis/, [äˈpriːlʲɪs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈpri.lis/, [äˈpriːlis]

Adjective

Aprīlis (neuter Aprīle); third-declension two-termination adjective

Of April.

Usage notes

In Latin, the month names are denoted by adjectives modifying the substantive mensis (month), or by substantized adjectives which are substantives.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter	Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular		Plural
Nominative	Aprīlis	Aprīle	Aprīlēs	Aprīlia
Genitive	Aprīlis		Aprīlium
Dative	Aprīlī		Aprīlibus
Accusative	Aprīlem	Aprīle	Aprīlēs Aprīlīs	Aprīlia
Ablative	Aprīlī		Aprīlibus
Vocative	Aprīlis	Aprīle	Aprīlēs	Aprīlia

Noun

Aprīlis m sg (genitive Aprīlis); third declension

April

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, ablative singular in -ī), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Aprīlis
Genitive	Aprīlis
Dative	Aprīlī
Accusative	Aprīlem
Ablative	Aprīlī
Vocative	Aprīlis

Descendants

Balkan Romance
- Aromanian: aprir
- Romanian: prier
Dalmatian:
- aprail
Italo-Dalmatian
- Corsican: aprile
- Italian: aprile
  - → Cimbrian: aprile
- Neapolitan: abbrile
- Sicilian: aprili
Padanian:
- Friulian: Avrîl
- Ladin: oril
- Piedmontese: avril, avrì, auril
- Romagnol: abrìl
- Romansch: avregl, avrigl, avrel
- Venetian: avril
Northern Gallo-Romance:
- Franco-Provençal: avril, avrel, avréoul, avrics, avrin
- Old French: avril
  - French: avril
    - Haitian Creole: avril
    - Mauritian Creole: avril
    - → Iranian Persian: آوریل (âvril)
    - → South Azerbaijani: آوریل (avril)
    - → Tunisian Arabic: أفريل (avrīl)
  - Norman: Avri
  - Walloon: avri
  - → Middle English: Averil
    - ⇒ Middle English: Aprill, Aprille, April, Apprille, Aperil, Aprel (relatinized)
      - English: April (see there for further descendants)
      - Scots: Apryle
Southern Gallo-Romance:
- Aragonese: abril
- Catalan: abril
- Occitan: abriu (All dialects except most Lengadocian)
  Auvergnat: abrieu, abriau
  
  Gascon: abrieu
  
  Languedocien: abril, abrièl, abrial, abriòl
  
  Limousin: abrie, abria, abriau
  
  Vivaro-Alpine: abrieu
Ibero-Romance:
- Old Leonese:
  - Asturian: abril
  - Mirandese: abril
- Old Galician-Portuguese: abril
  - Fala: abril
  - Galician: abril
  - Portuguese: abril (see there for further descendants)
- Old Spanish:
  - Ladino: avril
  - Spanish: abril (see there for further descendants)
Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: abriri, albile, aprile, arbile

Borrowings

→ Albanian: prill
→ Basque: apiril
→ Proto-Brythonic:
- Breton: Ebrel
- Cornish: Ebrel, Ebryl
- Welsh: Ebrill
→ Byzantine Greek: Απρίλιος (Aprílios)
- Greek: Απρίλιος (Aprílios), Απρίλης m (Aprílis)
- → Old Church Slavonic: априль (aprilĭ)
- → Old East Slavic: априль (aprilĭ), апрѣль (aprělĭ)
  - Russian: апрель (aprelʹ) (see there for further descendants)
- → Romanian: aprilie (via some Slavic language)
→ Middle Dutch: april
- Dutch: april
  - Afrikaans: April
  - Negerhollands: apriel
  - → Caribbean Hindustani: april
  - → Papiamentu: aprel
  - → Sranan Tongo: aprel
  - → Trió: eiperëu
- Limburgish: eprèl, april
→ Old High German: abrello
- Middle High German: aberelle
  - Bavarian:
    Cimbrian: abrèl, avrell, avrelle
    
    Mòcheno: oberel
  - German: April
    - → Estonian: aprill
    - → Kashubian: aprël (dated)
→ Old Irish: Apréil
- Irish: Aibreán

References

“Aprilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Aprilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Aprilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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