decembris

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

decembris

  1. inflection of december:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. genitive masculine/feminine/neuter singular

References

Latvian

Decembris

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)

  1. 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.

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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)

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