Aprilis

See also: április and aprīlis

Latin

Etymology

Perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀 (Apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈpriː.lis/, [aˈpriː.lɪs]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈpri.lis/, [aˈpriː.lis]

Adjective

Aprīlis (neuter Aprīle); third declension

Of April.

Usage notes

In Latin, the month names are denoted by adjectives modifying the substantive mensis (month), or by substantivated adjectives which are substantives.

Declension

Third declension.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter	Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular		Plural
Nominative	Aprīlis	Aprīle	Aprīlēs	Aprīlia
Genitive	Aprīlis	Aprīlis	Aprīlium	Aprīlium
Dative	Aprīlī	Aprīlī	Aprīlibus	Aprīlibus
Accusative	Aprīlem	Aprīle	Aprīlēs, Aprīlīs	Aprīlia
Ablative	Aprīlī	Aprīlī	Aprīlibus	Aprīlibus
Vocative	Aprīlis	Aprīle	Aprīlēs	Aprīlia

Proper noun

Aprīlis m (genitive Aprīlis); third declension

April

Declension

Third declension i-stem.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Aprīlis
Genitive	Aprīlis
Dative	Aprīlī
Accusative	Aprīlem
Ablative	Aprīle
Vocative	Aprīlis

Descendants

Albanian: prill
Arabic: أبريل‎ (ʾabrīl)
Aragonese: abril
Aromanian: aprir
Asturian: abril
Basque: apiril
Catalan: abril
Corsican: aprile
Dalmatian: aprail
Dutch: April
English: April
Esperanto: aprilo
French: avril
Friulian: Avrîl
Galician: abril
German: April, Aprilis
Greek: Απρίλιος (Aprílios), Απρίλης (Aprílis)
Irish: Aibreán
Italian: aprile
- → Cimbrian: aprile

Kabuverdianu: abril
Ladin: oril
Ladino: avril
Marshallese: Eprōļ
Mirandese: abril
Neapolitan: abbrile
Norman: Avri
Occitan: abril
Portuguese: abril
Romanian: aprilie, prier
Romansch: avregl, avrigl
Russian: апрель (aprelʹ)
Sardinian: abriri, albile, aprile, arbile
Sicilian: aprili
Spanish: abril, april
Venetian: avril, avrìl
- → Cimbrian: avrell, avrelle
Walloon: avri
Welsh: Ebrill

References

Aprilis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Aprilis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Aprilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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