January

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English Januarie, januari, re-latinised forms of Middle English Janevere, Ieneuer, from Anglo-Norman genever, from Latin Iānuārius (“(month) of Janus”), a compound of Iānus ("Janus") +‎ -ārius (adjectival suffix), with the first element perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European root *yeh₂- (“to go”). Doublet of Gennaro.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒæn.j(ʊ.)ə.ɹi/ or as US
  • (US) enPR: jănʹyo͞o-ĕr'ē, IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒænjuˌɛɹi/, /ˈd͡ʒænjuˌæɹi/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒænjʉˌeːɹi/, /ˈd͡ʒænjəɹi/, /ˈd͡ʒænɹi/
  • (Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒanjʉuˌəɹi/
  • (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒæn(u)waɾi/
  • (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪnəˌwɛəɹi/, /ˈd͡ʒɪnəˌweɪɹi/
  • (US) Hyphenation: Jan‧u‧ary
  • (UK) Hyphenation: Janu‧ary

Proper noun

January (plural Januaries or Januarys)

  2. The first month of the Gregorian calendar, following the December of the previous year and preceding February.
    Alternative forms: Jan, Jan., JAN, 1
    Holonyms: calendar year; year
    Comeronyms: February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
    01/01/09 : Thursday, 1st January(,) 2009.
    American style: Thursday, January 1st, 2009.
    I hate Januarys: it's always too cold.
    • 2021 December 13, Amir Vera, “Louisville detective who fatally shot Breonna Taylor is appealing his termination from the police department”, in CNN‎:
      The Louisville Metro Police Department terminated Detective Myles Cosgrove in January for use of deadly force for firing 16 rounds into Taylor’s home and failing to activate his body camera, according to a copy of his termination letter.
  3. (rare) A female given name transferred from the month name .
    • 2011, Michael Schofield, January First:
      “Hi, January!” Lynn calls. “Happy birthday!”

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See also

Gregorian calendar monthsedit

References

  1. ^ Hall, Joseph Sargent (March 2 1942) “2. The Vowel Sounds of Unstressed and Partially Stressed Syllables”, in The Phonetics of Great Smoky Mountain Speech (American Speech: Reprints and Monographs; 4), New York: King's Crown Press, →DOI, →ISBN, § II.4, page 68.
  2. ^ Hyphenation exception log, Barbara Beeton, 2015, online at

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English January.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

January (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜏᜇᜒ)

  1. a female given name from English
  2. a male given name from English
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