January

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1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Pronunciation 1.3.1 Translations

English

Etymology

January re-Latinized from Middle English Ieneuer < Old Norman French genever < Latin Ianuarius (month of the forward-and-backward-looking god Ianus ), perhaps < Proto-Indo-European base *ei- (to go).

Noun

January

1. The first month of the Gregorian calendar, having 31 days.

• Month of the Year: January
  • Preceding: December (of the previous year)
  • Next: February

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Pronunciation

• IPA : /ˈʤænjʊəɹɪ/

[Ja-nu-a-ry] /jăn'[yooˉ]-ĕr'ē/

• SAMPA : /"dZ{nju@ri/

Translations

Alabama: lokbahaháhpa Albanian: janar Arabic: يَنَايِر (yanáːyir) m Basque: urtarril Breton: Genver , miz Genver Bulgarian: януари (januari) m Catalan: gener m (ca) Chinese: 一月 (yīyuè) Croatian: siječanj Czech: leden m Danish: januar Dutch: januari m (nl) Esperanto: januaro jaanuar Finnish: tammikuu (Suomi ) French: janvier m Frisian: jannewaris , foarmoanne German: Januar m; (in Austria) Jänner ; Hartung m Greek: Ιανουάριος (Ianouários) m Hebrew: ינואר (yánuar) Hungarian: január Icelandic: janúar Indonesian: januari Interlingua: januario Eanair Italian: gennaio m

Japanese: 一月 (いちがつ, ichigátsu) Korean: 일월 (ilweol) Latin: Ianuarius m Lithuanian: sausis m Manchu: (aniya biya ) Maori: hänuere Neapolitan: jennaro , iennaro , gennàio Norwegian: januar Ojibwe: gichi-manidoo-giizis Old English: geola se æfterra Polish: styczeń Portuguese: janeiro Romanian: ianuarie Romanica: januario Russian: январь (janvár') m Slovak: január m Serbian: јануар (januar) Spanish: enero Swedish: januari Tagalog: enero Thai: มกราคม (mōhk gà raa khohm) Turkish: ocak Ukrainian: cічень (sičen') Vietnamese: tháng giêng Ionawr f