março
Old Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin (mensis) mārtius (“(month) of the Roman god Mars”).
Pronunciation
Noun
março m (plural marços)
- March
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 415 (facsimile):
- Eſta quĩta e de como o angeo gabriel uẽo ſaudar a ſ[ant]a maria ⁊ eſta feſta no mes de março
- This fifth song is about how the angel Gabriel came to salute Holy Mary, and this feast is in the month of March.
Descendants
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese março, from Latin (mēnsis) mārtius (“(month) of the Roman god Mars”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: mar‧ço
Noun
março m (plural marços)
Usage notes
In Brazilian Portuguese, the names of months were usually not capitalized. But in Portugal they were. The Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 abolished their capitalization.
Descendants
See also
Categories:
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