Decembrius

Latin

Etymology

Alteration of December.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [dɛˈkɛm.bri.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [deˈt͡ʃɛm.bri.us]

Adjective

Decembrius (feminine Decembria, neuter Decembrium); first/second-declension adjective

1. (Medieval Latin) alternative form of December (“of December”)
   • c. 1446 – 1453, Johannes Capgrave, Liber de illustribus Henricis: De Henrico Sexto, Rege Angliae:

     Natus est igitur praeoptabilis dominus meus rex mense Decembrio.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Decembrius	Decembria	Decembrium		Decembriī	Decembriae	Decembria
genitive	Decembriī	Decembriae	Decembriī		Decembriōrum	Decembriārum	Decembriōrum
dative	Decembriō	Decembriae	Decembriō		Decembriīs
accusative	Decembrium	Decembriam	Decembrium		Decembriōs	Decembriās	Decembria
ablative	Decembriō	Decembriā	Decembriō		Decembriīs
vocative	Decembrie	Decembria	Decembrium		Decembriī	Decembriae	Decembria

Proper noun

Decembrius m sg (genitive Decembriī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin) alternative form of December (“December”)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Decembrius
genitive	Decembriī
dative	Decembriō
accusative	Decembrium
ablative	Decembriō
vocative	Decembrie

Descendants

• Old Galician-Portuguese: dezembro
  • Galician: decembro
  • Portuguese: dezembro
    • Kabuverdianu: dizénbru
    • → Tetum: dezembru
• Sicilian: dicèmmiru
• → Ancient Greek: Δεκέμβριος (Dekémbrios)
  • Greek: Δεκέμβριος (Dekémvrios), Δεκέμβρης (Dekémvris)
  • → Old Armenian: դեկտեմբեր (dektember)
    • Armenian: դեկտեմբեր (dektember)
  • → Aromanian: dechemvriu
  • → Old Church Slavonic: декѧбрь (dekębrĭ) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Coptic: ⲇⲉⲕⲉⲙⲃⲣⲓⲟⲥ (dekembrios)
  • → Old East Slavic: декѧбрь (dekębrĭ)
  • → Georgian: დეკემბერი (deḳemberi)
  • → Romanian: decemvrie

References

• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “December”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC