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April

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See also: april, apríl, aprīl, and äpril

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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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 𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌖 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”). Displaced native Old English ēastermōnaþ (literally “Easter month”).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.pɹɪl/, /ˈeɪ.pɹəl/
  • (US) enPR: āʹprəl, IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.pɹəl/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • (Appalachians, obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.pɹaɪl/[1]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: A‧pril

Proper noun

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April (plural Aprils)

  2. The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May. Abbreviation: Apr or Apr.
    Synonym: Eastermonth
    • 1845, Robert Browning, Home-Thoughts From Abroad:
      Oh, to be in England / Now that April’s there
    • 2019 March 18, Steven Pifer, Five years after Crimea’s illegal annexation, the issue is no closer to resolution‎[1], The Center for International Security and Cooperation:
      The little green men were clearly professional soldiers by their bearing, carried Russian weapons, and wore Russian combat fatigues, but they had no identifying insignia. Vladimir Putin originally denied they were Russian soldiers; that April, he confirmed they were.
  3. A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English]; used since the early 20th century.
    • 1947, Hilda Laurence, Death of a Doll, page 27:
      I'm April Hooper. That sounds silly, the April part, but my mother was English and she always said there was nothing prettier than an English April.
  4. A surname.

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References

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  1. ^ Hall, Joseph Sargent (1942 March 2) “2. The Vowel Sounds of Unstressed and Partially Stressed Syllables”, in The Phonetics of Great Smoky Mountain Speech (American Speech: Reprints and Monographs; 4), New York: King's Crown Press, →DOI, →ISBN, § III.1, page 72.

Anagrams

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Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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April (plural Aprilmaande)

  1. April

See also

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(Gregorian calendar months) Januarie, Februarie, Maart, April, Mei, Junie, Julie, Augustus, September, Oktober, November, Desember (Category: af:Months)

Cebuano

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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April

  1. a female given name from English

Anagrams

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Ewe

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Proper noun

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April

  1. April
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German

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Etymology

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    From Middle High German aberelle, from Old High German abrello, borrowed from Latin Aprīlis.

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    April m (strong, genitive April or Aprils, plural Aprile)

    1. April
      • 1741, Annales Cistercienses, Das ist, Cisterciensische, Oder Vielmehr Jährliche Kirchen-Geschichte Von Erbauung Cisterz, wie dieser Heil. Marianischen Orden seinen Anfang und Aufnahm genommen, und was sich von Anno Christi Geburth 1098. des Heil. Cistercienser-Ordens im ersten bis 1212. des bemeldten Ordens im 115. Jahr Denckwürdiges begaben, In V. Theil abgetheilet. In Lateinischer Sprache beschrieben Von dem Hochwürdigsten Angelo Manrique von Burgen [...] von dem Hochwürdigen Bonifacio Hiltprand [...] Ins Teutsche übersetzt; Endlichen Ans Tag-Licht und in Druck gegeben Von dem Hochwürdigen Wilhelmo II. [...] Dritter Theil, page 156:
        [...] hingegen hat ihn [= den Tag des seeligen Abschieds des Heil. Fastradi] Henriquez in sein Menologium auf den 21. Tag des Aprils gesetzet; [...]
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      • 1818, Eichenlaub, auf Luthers Grab gestreut, im Jahre 1817, von Dr. Johann Adolph Jacobi. Dritte Ausgabe. vermehrt, page 84:
        Am Dritten des Aprils trat der Kurfürst mit einer Begleitung, die seiner Würde entsprach, die Reise nach Augsburg an.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      • 1834, Das Volks-Schulwesen in den Preußischen Staaten. Eine Zusammenstellung der Verordnungen, welche den Elementar-Unterricht der Jugend betreffen, von Dr. Johann Ferdinand Neigebaur, page 206 (from a "Dienstvorschrift für die Schulvorstände"):
        22) Bei Ueberreichung der Verzeichnisse der schulpflichtigen Kinder weiset der Vorstand den Lehrer an, mit dem Ersten Aprils und dem Ersten Octobers diejenigen aufzunehmen, welche dann das 8te Jahr vollendet haben.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

    Usage notes

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    • Expressions like der erste April (der 1. April) are normally used to refer to a certain day of April and not to a certain entire month of April during a period of more than one year (e.g. der April des zweiten Jahres).

    Declension

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    Declension of April [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der April die Aprile
    genitive eines des April, Aprils der Aprile
    dative einem dem April den Aprilen
    accusative einen den April die Aprile

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    Further reading

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    • “April” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • “April” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • “April” in Duden online
    • April on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

    Hunsrik

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from German April.[1]

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /aˈpriːl/, /aˈpril/
      • Rhymes: -iːl, -il
      • Syllabification: A‧pril

      Noun

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      April m (plural April)

      1. April

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      References

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      1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “April”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 13, column 2

      Indonesian

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      Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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      Etymology

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      From Dutch april, from Middle Dutch april, from Latin Aprīlis. Cognate with Afrikaans April, Malay April.

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      April

      1. April

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      (Gregorian calendar months) bulan kalender Gregorius; Januari, Februari, Maret, April, Mei, Juni, Juli, Agustus, September, Oktober, November, Desember (Category: id:Gregorian calendar months)

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      Limburgish

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      Noun

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      April m

      1. German-based and Veldeke spelling of april

      Malay

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      Etymology

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      From English April, from Middle English apprile, from aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis.

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      April (Jawi spelling اڤريل)

      1. April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar)

      Maltese

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from Sicilian aprili.

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      April m

      1. April
        • 1949-1952, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Bejta ta’ Dejjem”, in Qasba mar-Riħ, published 1977:
          Qalbi xebgħet bil-bejta
          li dejjem ta’ kull sena
          titwaqqa’ kull ħarifa,
          u kull April tinbena,
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      North Frisian

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      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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      Ultimately from Latin Aprīlis.

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      April m

      1. (Sylt) April
        Synonym: Gērsmuun

      Tagalog

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from English April.

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      April (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔)

      1. a female given name from English

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