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. 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