August

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Proper noun 3 Estonian 3.1 Proper noun 3.1.1 Related terms 4 Ewe 4.1 Proper noun 4.1.1 Related terms 5 Finnish 5.1 Proper noun 5.1.1 Declension 5.1.2 Usage notes 5.1.3 Related terms 6 German 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Proper noun 6.2.1 Related terms 7 Norwegian 7.1 Proper noun 8 Old Prussian 8.1 Noun 8.2 See also 9 Swedish 9.1 Proper noun

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[edit] Etymology

Early Middle English August(us), re-Latinized from Old English Agustus, from Late Latin Agustus, from Latin Augustus, the month of Augustus Caesar, literally "Venerable Caesar", possibly from either Old Latin *augos, increase, from Proto-Indo-European base *aug-, to increase; or Latin avis, bird, referring to divination by observing bird flights, singing, feeding or entrails, from Proto-Indo-European *awi-, bird; + Latin garrire, to chatter, from Proto-Indo-European base *gar-/*ger-, to cry, of imitative origin

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• enPR: ôʹgəst, IPA: /ˈɔːgəst/, SAMPA: /"O:g@st/
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[edit] Proper noun

Singular August

Plural countable and uncountable; Augusts

August (countable and uncountable; plural Augusts)

1. The eighth month of the Gregorian calendar, following July and preceding September. Abbreviation: Aug or Aug.
2. A male given name, variant of Augustus borrowed from continental Europe.
3. A female given name derived from the month (rare modern usage).

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august (verb) August Bank Holiday August Coup August Moon Festival August Penguin August plum

August Putsch August Revolution August rooster Operation August Storm August Uprising in Georgia mid-August

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• Augustal
• Augustan
• Augustean
• augusteity
• Augustin, Augustine
• Augustinian
• augustious
• Augustus

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• Alphagram: agstuu
• Tausug

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August

1. A male given name derived from Latin Augustus. Feminine form: Augusta.

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August

1. A male given name derived from Latin Augustus.

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• Ago, Agu

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August

1. August

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• Dasiamime

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August

1. A male given name derived via Swedish from Latin Augustus.

[edit] Declension

Declension of August (type risti) singular plural nominative August Augustit genitive Augustin Augustien partitive Augustia Augusteja accusative August Augustin Augustit inessive Augustissa Augusteissa elative Augustista Augusteista illative Augustiin Augusteihin adessive Augustilla Augusteilla ablative Augustilta Augusteilta allative Augustille Augusteille essive Augustina Augusteina translative Augustiksi Augusteiksi instructive – Augustein abessive Augustitta Augusteitta comitative – Augusteineen

[edit] Usage notes

• Mostly used of foreigners today, or as a middle name

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• Aku, Akusti, Aukusti, Kusti

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August m.

1. August (the month)
2. A male given name, cognate to Augustus.

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• female given name: Auguste.

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August

1. A male given name derived from Latin Augustus.

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August

1. August (the month)

[edit] See also

• Daggis

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[edit] Swedish

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August

1. A male given name derived from Latin Augustus.Feminine form: Augusta