februāris
Appearance
See also: februaris
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin Februārius, of the month of purification, from februa, the Roman festival of purification, plural of februum.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]februāris m (2nd declension)
- the month of February (the second month of the year)
- šogad ir auksts februāris ― this year February is cold
- piektais februāris ― February 5th
- februāra demokrātiskā revolūcija ― the February democratic revolution
- februāra vidū bija salts, gaišas naktis ― in the middle of February it was frosty, the nights (were) bright
Usage notes
[edit]The old Latvian names for February, sveču mēnesis (“candle month”), meteņu mēnesis (“Shrovetide month”), puteņu mēnesis (“blizzard month”), and sala mēnesis (“frost month”), are no longer in common use.
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | februāris | februāri |
genitive | februāra | februāru |
dative | februārim | februāriem |
accusative | februāri | februārus |
instrumental | februāri | februāriem |
locative | februārī | februāros |
vocative | februāri | februāri |
Synonyms
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