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Março
março
março
Old Portuguese
Noun
março m
- March
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 415 (facsimile):
- Eſta quĩta e de como o angeo gabriel uẽo ſaudar a ſ[ant]a maria ⁊ eſta feſta no mes de março.
- This fifth song is about how the angel Gabriel came to salute Holy Mary, and this feast is in the month of March.
- Eſta quĩta e de como o angeo gabriel uẽo ſaudar a ſ[ant]a maria ⁊ eſta feſta no mes de março.
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 415 (facsimile):
Descendants
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Março (superseded)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese março, from Latin (mēnsis) mārtius (“(month) of the Roman god Mars”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmaɾ.su/
- (Paulista) IPA(key): /ˈmaɾ.su/, /ˈmaɹ.su/
- (Carioca) IPA(key): /ˈmaχ.su/
Noun
março m (plural marços)
Descendants
Usage notes
In Brazilian Portuguese, the names of months were usually not capitalized. But in Portugal they were. The Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 abolished their capitalization.