vinicer

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Cf. Slavic vinicije ("vineyard"). See also an alternative and rarer folk name for the month, vinimeriu, which some linguists have derived from Latin vindemiārius, from vīndēmia.[1] Compare the Friulian folk name for September, mês de vendeme, and southern Italian innegna, also from vīndēmia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /viniˈt͡ʃer/

Noun

vinicer m (uncountable)

  1. (popular/folk usage) September
    Synonyms: (standard) septembrie; (popular/folk name) răpciune

References
  1. http://www.dex.ro/vinicer
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