Latvian

Noun

mēnesis m (2nd declension)

1. month (one of the 12 divisions of the year)

   pavasara, rudens mēneši‎ ― spring, autumn months

   mēneša vidējā temperatūra‎ ― average monthly temperature

   gaidīt vairākus mēnešus‎ ― to wait for several months

   ziemas mēnesis‎ ― winter month (= January)

2. month (a period of approximately 30 days)

   paveikt darbu divos mēnešos‎ ― get the job done in two months

   pēc mēneša‎ ― after a month

   sapulce notiek reizi mēnesī‎ ― the meeting happens once a month

Declension

Derived terms

• medus mēnesis
• šomēnes, tomēnes

Usage notes

The noun mēnesis ‎(“month”) is often confused with its homonym mēness ‎(“moon”), with which it has most declension forms in common (only the nominative singular and genitive singular forms of these two nouns are different).

Derived terms

See also

• mēness
• Months:

  janvāris, februāris, marts, aprīlis, maijs, jūnijs, jūlijs, augusts, septembris, oktobris, novembris, decembris