maijs
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin māius (“Maia's month”), from Maia, a Roman earth goddess, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *magya (“she who is great”), from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“great”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
maijs m (1st declension)
- the month of May (the fifth month of the year)
- saulains, silts maijs ― sunny, cold May
- no maija līdz jūlijam ― from May till July
- pirmais maijs ― May 1st (International Workers' Day)
- septiņpadsmitā maija rīts ― May 17th morning
- maija vakars bija svaigs un plaukstoša zaļuma piesātināts ― the May evening was fresh and filled with rich foliage
Usage notes[edit]
The old Latvian names for May, lapu mēnesis (“leaf month”), sējas mēnesis (“sowing month”), and ziedoņa mēnesis (“heyday, spring month”), are no longer in common use.
Declension[edit]
Declension of maijs (1st declension)
Synonyms[edit]
See also[edit]
(Gregorian calendar months) Gregora kalendāra mēneši; janvāris, februāris, marts, aprīlis, maijs, jūnijs, jūlijs, augusts, septembris, oktobris, novembris, decembris (Category: lv:Months)
Livonian[edit]
Noun[edit]
maijs