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单词 April
释义

April

See also: april, apríl, aprīl, and äpril

English

Alternative forms

  • Aprill (obsolete)

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”). Displaced native Old English ēastermōnaþ (literally “Easter month”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.pɹɪl/, /ˈeɪ.pɹəl/
  • (US) enPR: āʹprəl, IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.pɹəl/
  • (Appalachians, obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.pɹaɪl/[1]
  • Audio (US)(file)
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Proper noun

April (plural Aprils)

  1. The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May. Abbreviation: Apr or Apr.
    • 1845, Robert Browning, Home-Thoughts From Abroad:
      Oh, to be in England / Now that April’s there
    • 2019 March 18, Steven Pifer, Five years after Crimea’s illegal annexation, the issue is no closer to resolution‎, The Center for International Security and Cooperation:
      The little green men were clearly professional soldiers by their bearing, carried Russian weapons, and wore Russian combat fatigues, but they had no identifying insignia. Vladimir Putin originally denied they were Russian soldiers; that April, he confirmed they were.
    Synonym: Eastermonth
  2. A female given name from English; used since early 20th century.
    • 1947, Hilda Laurence, Death of a Doll, page 27:
      I'm April Hooper. That sounds silly, the April part, but my mother was English and she always said there was nothing prettier than an English April.
  3. A surname.

Coordinate terms

  • (given name): Avril

Derived terms

  • Aprilesque
  • April-fish
  • April fool
  • April-gentleman
  • April-gowk
  • Aprilian
  • Aprilish
  • April Revolution
  • April showers
  • April showers bring May flowers
  • April Theses
  • April Uprising
  • Bloody April
  • days of April
  • mid-April

Descendants

  • → Arabic: أَبْرِيل‎ (ʾabrīl)
  • → Bengali: এপ্রিল (epril)
  • → Burmese: ဧပြီ (e-pri)
  • → Dari: اپریل‎ (epril)
  • → Hausa: Afrilu
  • → Hawaiian: ʻApelila
  • → Hindi: अप्रैल (aprail)
  • → Malay: April
  • → Maori: Āperire
  • → Marshallese: Eprōļ
  • → Tokelauan: Apelila
  • → Turkish: april

Translations

See also

  • (Gregorian calendar months) Gregorian calendar month; January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December (Category: en:Gregorian calendar months)

References

  1. Hall, Joseph Sargent (March 2, 1942), “2. The Vowel Sounds of Unstressed and Partially Stressed Syllables”, in The Phonetics of Great Smoky Mountain Speech (American Speech: Reprints and Monographs; 4), New York: King's Crown Press, DOI:10.7312/hall93950, →ISBN, § III.1, page 72.

Anagrams

  • Plair, pilar, prial

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

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Noun

April (plural Aprilmaande)

  1. April

Cebuano

Etymology

From English April, from Middle English apprile, re-Latinized from 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”).

Proper noun

April

  1. a female given name from English

Anagrams

  • Pilar

Ewe

Proper noun

April

  1. April
  • Afɔfiɛ

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈpʁɪl/
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Noun

April m (strong, genitive April or Aprils, plural Aprile)

  1. April
    • 1741, Annales Cistercienses, Das ist, Cisterciensische, Oder Vielmehr Jährliche Kirchen-Geschichte Von Erbauung Cisterz, wie dieser Heil. Marianischen Orden seinen Anfang und Aufnahm genommen, und was sich von Anno Christi Geburth 1098. des Heil. Cistercienser-Ordens im ersten bis 1212. des bemeldten Ordens im 115. Jahr Denckwürdiges begaben, In V. Theil abgetheilet. In Lateinischer Sprache beschrieben Von dem Hochwürdigsten Angelo Manrique von Burgen [...] von dem Hochwürdigen Bonifacio Hiltprand [...] Ins Teutsche übersetzt; Endlichen Ans Tag-Licht und in Druck gegeben Von dem Hochwürdigen Wilhelmo II. [...] Dritter Theil, page 156:
      [...] hingegen hat ihn [= den Tag des seeligen Abschieds des Heil. Fastradi] Henriquez in sein Menologium auf den 21. Tag des Aprils gesetzet; [...]
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    • 1818, Eichenlaub, auf Luthers Grab gestreut, im Jahre 1817, von Dr. Johann Adolph Jacobi. Dritte Ausgabe. vermehrt, page 84:
      Am Dritten des Aprils trat der Kurfürst mit einer Begleitung, die seiner Würde entsprach, die Reise nach Augsburg an.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    • 1834, Das Volks-Schulwesen in den Preußischen Staaten. Eine Zusammenstellung der Verordnungen, welche den Elementar-Unterricht der Jugend betreffen, von Dr. Johann Ferdinand Neigebaur, page 206 (from a "Dienstvorschrift für die Schulvorstände"):
      22) Bei Ueberreichung der Verzeichnisse der schulpflichtigen Kinder weiset der Vorstand den Lehrer an, mit dem Ersten Aprils und dem Ersten Octobers diejenigen aufzunehmen, welche dann das 8te Jahr vollendet haben.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Usage notes

  • Expressions like der erste April (der 1. April) are normally used to refer to a certain day of April and not to a certain entire month of April during a period of more than one year (e.g. der April des zweiten Jahres).

Declension

Declension of April [masculine, strong]
singularplural
indef.def.noundef.noun
nominativeeinderAprildieAprile
genitiveeinesdesApril, AprilsderAprile
dativeeinemdemAprildenAprilen
accusativeeinendenAprildieAprile

Descendants

  • → Estonian: aprill

See also

  • (Gregorian calendar months) Monat im gregorianischen Kalender (Gregorianischen Kalender);
  • Januar / Jänner, Februar / Feber, März, April, Mai, Juni (Juno), Juli (Julei), August, September, Oktober, November, Dezember
  • Hartung, Hornung, Lenzing, Launing / Ostermond / Ostermonat, Wonnemond, Brachet, Heuert / Heumonat, Ernting / Erntemond / Erntemonat, Scheiding, Gilbhart, Nebelung, Julmond (Category: de:Months)

Further reading

  • “April” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “April” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “April” in Duden online
  • April on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch april, from Middle Dutch april, from Latin Aprīlis. Cognate with Afrikaans April, Malay April.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈap̚.rɪl/
  • Hyphenation: Ap‧ril

Proper noun

April

  1. April

Coordinate terms

(Gregorian calendar months) bulan kalender Gregorius; Januari, Februari, Maret, April, Mei, Juni, Juli, Agustus, September, Oktober, November, Desember (Category: id:Gregorian calendar months)

Further reading

  • “April” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

  • اڤريل‎

Etymology

From English April, from Middle English apprile, from aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aprel]
  • Rhymes: -el

Proper noun

April (Jawi spelling اڤريل)

  1. April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar)

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian aprili.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apˈriːl/

Noun

April m

  1. April

See also

  • (Gregorian calendar months) xhur tas-sena fil-kalendarju Gregorjan; Jannar, Frar, Marzu, April, Mejju, Ġunju, Lulju, Awwissu, Settembru, Ottubru, Novembru, Diċembru (Category: mt:Months)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English April.

Proper noun

April

  1. a female given name from English
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