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English

Etymology

From Middle English < Old English < Latin October (eighth month) < Latin octo (eight) < Proto-Indo-European base *octo(u)- (twice four); + Latin -ber from -bris , an adjectival suffix. The old Roman calendar began the year in March (spring), and October was the eighth month.

Pronunciation

  • IPA /ɒkˈtəʊbə/
  • SAMPA /Qk"toUb@/

Noun

Month of the year: October

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

Translations

  • Alabama: hasiholtina ispókkòoli
  • Albanian: tetor
  • Arabic: أكْتُوبَر (aktóbar) m
  • Basque: urri
  • Breton: Here, miz Here
  • Bulgarian: октомври (októmvri) m
  • Catalan: octubre
  • Chinese: 十月 (shíyuè)
  • Croatian: listopad m
  • Czech: říjen m
  • Danish: oktober
  • Dutch: oktober
  • Esperanto: oktobro
  • Estonian: oktoober
  • Finnish: lokakuu
  • French: octobre m
  • Frisian: oktober, wynmoanne
  • German: Oktober m
    Gilbhart m
  • Greek: Οκτώβριος (Októvrios) m; (colloquial) Οκτώβρης (Októvris) m, Οχτώβρης (Okhtóvris) m
  • Hebrew: אוקטובר (október)
  • Hungarian: október
  • Icelandic: október
  • Indonesian: oktober
  • Interlingua: octobre
    Deireach Fómhair
  • Italian: ottobre m
  • Japanese: 十月 (じゅうがつ, jūgatsú)
  • Korean: 시월 (shiweol)
  • Latin: October m
  • Lithuanian: spalis m
  • Manchu: (juwan biya )
  • Maori: oketopa
  • Neapolitan: ottómbre m
  • Norwegian: oktober
  • Ojibwe: binaakwe-giizis
  • Old English: winterfylleð
  • Polish: październik m
  • Portuguese: outubro m
  • Romanian: octombrie
  • Romanica: octobre
  • Russian: октябрь (oktjábr’) m
  • Serbian: октобар (oktobar)
  • Slovak: október m
  • Spanish: octubre m
  • Swedish: oktober
  • Thai: ตุลาคม (tòò laa khohm)
  • Turkish: ekim
  • Ukrainian: жовтень (žovten’) m
  • Welsh: hydref



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