aprīlis
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌖 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]aprīlis m (2nd declension)
- the month of April (the fourth month of the year)
- saulains, silts aprīlis ― sunny, cold April
- aprīļa vēji ― winds of April
- pirmais aprīlis ― April 1st
- no 4. līdz 16. aprīlim ― from April 4th to (April) 16th
- ir brīnum jauka aprīļa diena, gaiša, raženi silta un skaista diena ― it is a particularly nice April day, a bright, very warm and beautiful day
- pavasaris sākās agri, bet bija auksts un nemīlīgs, un aprīlis - sulu un gājputnu mēnesis - atgādināja miglaino martu ― spring began early, but was cold and bleak, and April - the month of juices and migratory birds - recalled foggy March
Usage notes
[edit]The old Latvian name for April, sulu mēnesis (“juices month”), is no longer in common use.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aprīlis | aprīļi |
| genitive | aprīļa | aprīļu |
| dative | aprīlim | aprīļiem |
| accusative | aprīli | aprīļus |
| instrumental | aprīli | aprīļiem |
| locative | aprīlī | aprīļos |
| vocative | aprīli | aprīļi |