jūnijs

Latvian

Jūnijs

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)

  1. the month of June (the sixth month of the year)
    ekskursija notieks jūnijathe tour will take place in June
    septiņpadsmitais jūnijsJune 17th
    jūnijā - saule liec visgarāko loku, naktij atļauts tikai nedaudz stunduin June the sun turns (= covers) (its) longest arch, the night is allowed only a few hours
    pirmajā jūnijā pa Jelgavas ielām dosies teatralizēts braucienson 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.

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See also

(Gregorian calendar months) Gregora kalendāra mēneši; janvāris, februāris, marts, aprīlis, maijs, jūnijs, jūlijs, augusts, septembris, oktobris, novembris, decembris (Category: lv:Months)

Livonian

Noun

jūnijs

  1. inessive singular of jūnij
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