janeyro

See also: Janeyro

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• janeiro

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *jan(u)airu, *jenuarius from Latin iānuārius, from the name of the god Iānus (“Janus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaˈnejɾo/

Noun

janeyro m

1. January
   • 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, João de Gaia, B 1448: Come asno no mercado (facsimile)

     De sanhoana Janeyro

     From (the feasts of) Saint John the Baptist to January

Descendants

• Galician: xaneiro
• Portuguese: janeiro
  • Kabuverdianu: janeru
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: janeru
  • → Tetum: janeiru
• → Mirandese: Janeiro

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Portuguese

Noun

janeyro m (plural janeyros)

1. Obsolete spelling of janeiro.