Apryle

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌖 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [əˈprəil]

Proper noun

Apryle

1. April

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) Januar, Februar, Mairch, Apryle, Mey, Juin, Julie, August, September, October, November, December ^{(Category: sco:Gregorian calendar months)}

Further reading

• “Apryle”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.