december

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december

  1. December

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december n.

  1. December

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Hungarian months
november ← december → január
    Abbreviation : dec.
    Adjective : decemberi
    Adverb : decemberenként
Hungarian Wikipedia article on december

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december (plural decemberek)

  1. December

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By syncope from earlier *decumo-mēmbris, analogically to septem : september, from earlier *decumo-mēnsris "of the tenth month", from the ordinal stem decem (ten) + *mēnsris < mens- (month) + -ris. In the Roman calendar, the year began with mārtius (March), and december was the tenth month of the year.

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december m., (feminine decembris, neuter decembre); third declension

  1. Of December.
    • 59 BCE - 17 CETitus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita, Book XXII
      postremo decembri iam mense ad aedem Saturni Romae immolatum est.
      finally in the middle of the month of December there was a sacrifice at the Temple of Saturn.
    • 1283 — Tomazina de Savere, published in Josip Lučić (1984) Spisi Dubrovačke Kancelarije, Knjiga II, page 310.
      Die tercio decembris — the third of December

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In Latin, the month names are used as adjectives. In the Classical period, this adjective modifies a noun identifying a particular day, from which the date was reckoned. In Medieval Latin and later periods, the adjective modifies a numeral for the day of the month.

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Number Singular Plural
Case \ Gender M. F. N. MM. FF. NN.
nominative december decembris decembre decembrēs decembrēs decembria
genitive decembris decembris decembris decembrium decembrium decembrium
dative decembrī decembrī decembrī decembribus decembribus decembribus
accusative decembrem decembrem decembre decembrēs decembrēs decembria
ablative decembrī decembrī decembrī decembribus decembribus decembribus
vocative december decembris decembre decembrēs decembrēs decembria

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december

  1. December (month)

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december m.

  1. December

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december m.

  1. December (twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar)

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december

  1. December