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Janeiro
janeiro
janeiro
See also: Janeiro
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Portuguese janeiro, janeyro, from Vulgar Latin *jan(u)airu, *jenuarius, from Latin iānuārius, from the name of the god Iānus (“Janus”). Compare Spanish enero.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒɐ.ˈnɐj.ɾu/, /ʒɐ.ˈnej.ɾu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒɐ.ˈne(j).ɾu/
- Hyphenation: ja‧nei‧ro
Noun
janeiro m (plural janeiros)
Quotations
For usage examples of this term, see Citations:janeiro.
Descendants
- Kabuverdianu: janeru
- Tetum: janeiru
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.