februāris
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Februāris
See also: februaris
Latvian
Etymology
From Latin Februārius, of the month of purification, from februa, the Roman festival of purification, plural of februum.
Pronunciation
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Noun
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
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
Declension of februāris (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | februāris | februāri |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | februāri | februārus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | februāra | februāru |
| dative (datīvs) | februārim | februāriem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | februāri | februāriem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | februārī | februāros |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | februāri | februāri |
Synonyms
See also
(Gregorian calendar months) Gregora kalendāra mēneši; janvāris, februāris, marts, aprīlis, maijs, jūnijs, jūlijs, augusts, septembris, oktobris, novembris, decembris (Category: lv:Months)
Livonian
Noun
februāris