oktobris

Latvian

oktobris on Latvian Wikipedia

Alternative forms

okt. (abbreviation)
oktōbris (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From Latin Octōber (“eighth month”), from Latin octō (“eight”). October was the eighth month in the Roman calendar.

Pronunciation

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Noun

oktobris m (2nd declension)

the month of October (the tenth month of the year)
oktobra pēdējas dienas ― the last days of October

oktobra sākumā ― in early October, in the beginning of October

oktobra revolūcija ― the October revolution

pirmais oktobris ― October 1st

brīžam bija pat lietus... nemīlīgs rudens laiks, kā jau oktobra beigās ― sometimes there was even rain... inclement autumn whether, as it was the end of October

Usage notes

The old Latvian names for October, zemliku mēnesis (“dead spirits feast month”), veļu mēnesis (“dead souls month”), and rudens mēnesis (“autumn month”), are no longer in common use.

Declension

Declension of *oktobris* (2nd)
	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	oktobris	oktobri
genitive	oktobra	oktobru
dative	oktobrim	oktobriem
accusative	oktobri	oktobrus
instrumental	oktobri	oktobriem
locative	oktobrī	oktobros
vocative	oktobri	oktobri