Latin

Adjective

decembris

1. nominative feminine singular of december
2. genitive masculine singular of december
3. genitive feminine singular of december
4. genitive neuter singular of december
5. vocative feminine singular of december

References

• DECEMBRIS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Latvian

Decembris

Etymology

From Latin december ‎(“tenth month”), from Latin decem ‎(“ten”); December was the tenth month in the Roman calendar.

Pronunciation

Noun

decembris m (2nd declension)

1. the month of December (the twelfth and last month of the year)

   auksts decembris‎ ― cold December

   pirmais decembra sals‎ ― the first December frost

   žurnāla decembra numurs‎ ― a magazine's December issue

   piektais decembris‎ ― December 5th

   termiņš līdz 15. decembrim‎ ― the deadline is December 15th

   decembra sākumā uzsniga sniegs‎ ― snow fell in early December

   drīz pienāks īsās decembra dienas‎ ― soon the short days of December will come

Declension

Usage notes

The old Latvian name for December, vilku mēnesis ‎(“wolf month”), is no longer in common use.

Synonyms

• vilku mēnesis

See also

• mēnesis

• Gregorian Calendar months (Gregora kalendāra mēneši):
  janvāris - februāris - marts - aprīlis - maijs - jūnijs - jūlijs - augusts - septembris - oktobris - novembris - decembris