august

See also August

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ɔːˈɡʌst/
• (US) IPA: /ɔːˈɡʌst/, /əˈɡʌst/

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Etymology 1

From Latin augustus (“majestic, venerable”).

Adjective

august (comparative auguster or more august, superlative augustest or most august)

1. Noble, venerable, majestic, awe-inspiring, often of the highest social class (sometimes used ironically).

   an august patron of the arts

2. Of noble birth.

   august lineage

Translations

noble, majestic, awe-inspiring

• Bulgarian: царствен (bg) (carstven), величествен (bg) (veličestven)
• Finnish: ylevä (fi)
• Russian: величественный (ru) (v'elíčestv'ennyj), величавый (ru) (v'eličáv'yj), царственный (ru) (cárstv'ennyj)

• Spanish: majestuoso (es) m, augusto (es)

of noble birth

• Bulgarian: благороден (bg) (blagoroden)

• Finnish: ylhäinen (fi)

Derived terms

• augustly
• augustness

Related terms

• Augustine
• Augustinian

Etymology 2

From August

Verb

august (third-person singular simple present augusts, present participle augusting, simple past and past participle augusted)

1. To make ripe
2. To bring to realisation

Anagrams

• Tausug

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /avɡɔst/, [ɑwˈɡ̊ɔsd̥]

Noun

august c

1. August (the eighth month of the Gregorian calendar)

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) måned i den gregorianske kalender; januar, februar, marts, april, maj, juni, juli, august, september, oktober, november, december ^{(Category: da:Months)}

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Estonian

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Etymology

From German August.

Noun

august (^??? please provide the genitive and partitive!)

1. August

Synonyms

• lõikuskuu
• põimukuu
• viljakuu
• rukkikuu
• mädakuu

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) jaanuar, veebruar, märts, aprill, mai, juuni, juuli, august, september, oktoober, november, detsember ^{(Category: et:Months)}

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Faroese

Noun

august m

1. August (month of the Gregorian calendar)

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) januar, februar, mars, apríl, mai, juni, juli, august, september, oktober, november, desember ^{(Category: fo:Months)}

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Interlingua

Noun

august (plural augustes)

1. August

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Interlingue

Noun

august

1. August

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Norwegian

Noun

august

1. August

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) månad i den gregorianske kalenderen; januar, februar, mars, april, mai, juni, juli, august, september, oktober, november, desember ^{(Category: no:Months)}

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Romanian

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Latin (mensis) augustus.

Noun

august m

1. August

Synonyms

• gustar (colloquial, popular)

Etymology 2

From French auguste.

Adjective

august

1. august, majestic, venerable

Synonyms

• slăvit, preamărit

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• avgust

Noun

august m (Cyrillic spelling аугуст)

1. August

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Slovak

Noun

august m

1. August

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Sundanese

Noun

august

1. August

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Tatar

Noun

august (Cyrillic spelling август)

1. August (month)

See also

• (month): Previous: yül. Next: sentäber

Declension

    declension of august

Nominative	august
Genitive	augustnıñ
Dative	augustga
Accusative	augustnı
Locative	augustta
Ablative	augusttan