jūnijs
Latvian
Etymology
From Latin iūnius, the month of the goddess Iuno (“Juno”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *yuwn̥kós, from *h₂óyu (“vital force, youthful vigor”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
jūnijs m (1st declension)
- the month of June (the sixth month of the year)
- ekskursija notieks jūnija ― the tour will take place in June
- septiņpadsmitais jūnijs ― June 17th
- jūnijā - saule liec visgarāko loku, naktij atļauts tikai nedaudz stundu ― in June the sun turns (= covers) (its) longest arch, the night is allowed only a few hours
- pirmajā jūnijā pa Jelgavas ielām dosies teatralizēts brauciens ― on June 1st a theatrical (vehicle) ride will go by the streets of Jelgava
Usage notes
The old Latvian names for June, ziedu mēnesis (“flower month”) and papuves mēnesis (“fallow month”), are no longer in common use.
Declension
Declension of jūnijs (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | jūnijs | jūniji |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | jūniju | jūnijus |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | jūnija | jūniju |
dative (datīvs) | jūnijam | jūnijiem |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | jūniju | jūnijiem |
locative (lokatīvs) | jūnijā | jūnijos |
vocative (vokatīvs) | jūnij | jūniji |
Synonyms
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