maijs
Latvian
Etymology
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
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Noun
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
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
Declension of maijs (1st declension)
Synonyms
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