decembris
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deˈkem.bris/, [d̪ɛˈkɛmbrɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈt͡ʃem.bris/, [d̪eˈt͡ʃɛmbris]
Adjective
decembris
- inflection of december:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- genitive masculine/feminine/neuter singular
References
- 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
Etymology
From Latin december (“tenth month”), from Latin decem (“ten”); December was the tenth month in the Roman calendar.
Pronunciation
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Noun
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
The old Latvian name for December, vilku mēnesis (“wolf month”), is no longer in common use.
Declension
Declension of decembris (2nd declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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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
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