Czech/Months and dates
What's the Date?
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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.
Sources & Links
- Shamelessly cribbed from Wikipedia.