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Czech is one of several languages that do not use the Latin names for months which are common in western Europe. Here are the months of the year in Czech:
Czech is one of several languages that do not use the Latin names for months which are common in western Europe. Here are the months of the year in Czech:


# ''leden'' - from ''led'' = ice.
{| border="2" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="75%"
# ''únor'' - melting ice.
| colspan="4" align="center"| ''měsíc'' = month
# ''březen'' - month of birch.
|-
# ''duben'' - month of oak.
| colspan="2" align="center"| Month
# ''květen'' - month of flowering.
| "In ..."
# ''červen'' - from ''červ'' = worm, or possibly ''červená'' = red.
| Etymology
# ''červenec'' - month of ripening ("reddening") fruit.
|-
# ''srpen'' - month of harvest, ''srp'' = sickle.
| 1
# ''září'' - from ''zářit'' = to shine, i.e. when the sun shines, without warming.
| '''leden'''
# ''říjen'' - rutting season.
| ''v lednu''
# ''listopad'' - month of falling leaves, from ''list'' (leaf) + ''padat'' (to fall).
| from ''led'' = ice
# ''prosinec'' - probably from ''prasinec'', the month when pigs (''prasata'') were slaughtered.
|-
 
| 2
''měsíc'' = month.
| '''únor'''
| ''v únoru''
| melting ice
|-
| 3
| '''březen'''
| ''v březnu''
| month of birch
|-
| 4
| '''duben'''
| ''v dubnu''
| month of oak
|-
| 5
| '''květen'''
| ''v květnu''
| month of flowering
|-
| 6
| '''červen'''
| ''v červnu''
| from ''červ'' = worm, or possibly ''červená'' = red
|-
| 7
| '''červenec'''
| ''v červenci''
| month of ripening ("reddening") fruit
|-
| 8
| '''srpen'''
| ''v srpnu''
| month of harvest, ''srp'' = sickle
|-
| 9
| '''září'''
| ''v září''
| from ''zářit'' = to shine, i.e. when the sun shines, without warming
|-
| 10
| '''říjen'''
| ''v říjnu''
| rutting season
|-
| 11
| '''listopad'''
| ''v listopadu''
| month of falling leaves, from ''list'' (leaf) + ''padat'' (to fall)
|-
| 12
| '''prosinec'''
| ''v prosinci''
| probably from ''prasinec'', the month when pigs (''prasata'') were slaughtered
|}


== Seasons ==
== Seasons ==

Revision as of 01:57, 29 January 2008

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Months in Czech

Czech is one of several languages that do not use the Latin names for months which are common in western Europe. Here are the months of the year in Czech:

měsíc = month
Month "In ..." Etymology
1 leden v lednu from led = ice
2 únor v únoru melting ice
3 březen v březnu month of birch
4 duben v dubnu month of oak
5 květen v květnu month of flowering
6 červen v červnu from červ = worm, or possibly červená = red
7 červenec v červenci month of ripening ("reddening") fruit
8 srpen v srpnu month of harvest, srp = sickle
9 září v září from zářit = to shine, i.e. when the sun shines, without warming
10 říjen v říjnu rutting season
11 listopad v listopadu month of falling leaves, from list (leaf) + padat (to fall)
12 prosinec v prosinci probably from prasinec, the month when pigs (prasata) were slaughtered

Seasons

roční období = seasons of the year.

  • jaro = spring.
  • léto = summer.
  • podzim = autumn.
  • zima = winter.