Decembrius
Latin
Etymology
Alteration of December.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [dɛˈkɛm.bri.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪eˈt͡ʃɛm.bri.us]
Adjective
Decembrius (feminine Decembria, neuter Decembrium); first/second-declension adjective
- (Medieval Latin) alternative form of December (“of December”)
- c. 1446 – 1453, Johannes Capgrave, Liber de illustribus Henricis: De Henrico Sexto, Rege Angliae:
- Natus est igitur praeoptabilis dominus meus rex mense Decembrio.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- Natus est igitur praeoptabilis dominus meus rex mense Decembrio.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Decembrius | Decembria | Decembrium | Decembriī | Decembriae | Decembria | |
| genitive | Decembriī | Decembriae | Decembriī | Decembriōrum | Decembriārum | Decembriōrum | |
| dative | Decembriō | Decembriae | Decembriō | Decembriīs | |||
| accusative | Decembrium | Decembriam | Decembrium | Decembriōs | Decembriās | Decembria | |
| ablative | Decembriō | Decembriā | Decembriō | Decembriīs | |||
| vocative | Decembrie | Decembria | Decembrium | Decembriī | Decembriae | Decembria | |
Proper noun
Decembrius m sg (genitive Decembriī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) alternative form of December (“December”)
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Decembrius |
| genitive | Decembriī |
| dative | Decembriō |
| accusative | Decembrium |
| ablative | Decembriō |
| vocative | Decembrie |
Descendants
- Old Galician-Portuguese: dezembro
- Sicilian: dicèmmiru
- → Ancient Greek: Δεκέμβριος (Dekémbrios)
- Greek: Δεκέμβριος (Dekémvrios), Δεκέμβρης (Dekémvris)
- → Old Armenian: դեկտեմբեր (dektember)
- Armenian: դեկտեմբեր (dektember)
- → Aromanian: dechemvriu
- → Old Church Slavonic: декѧбрь (dekębrĭ) (see there for further descendants)
- → Coptic: ⲇⲉⲕⲉⲙⲃⲣⲓⲟⲥ (dekembrios)
- → Old East Slavic: декѧбрь (dekębrĭ)
- → Georgian: დეკემბერი (deḳemberi)
- → Romanian: decemvrie
References
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “December”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC