Apryle

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀 (Apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [əˈprəil]

Proper noun

Apryle

April

See also

(Gregorian calendar months) Januar, Februar, Mairch, Apryle, Mey, Juin, Julie, August, September, October, November, December ^{(Category: sco:Gregorian calendar months)}

Further reading

“Apryle” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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