Apryle
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌖 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Apryle
See also
- (Gregorian calendar months) Januar, Februar, Mairch, Apryle, Mey, Juin, Julie, August, September, October, November, December (Category: sco:Gregorian calendar months)
Further reading
- “Apryle” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Categories:
- Scots terms inherited from Middle English
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- Scots terms derived from Old French
- Scots terms derived from Latin
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