Belarusian months
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The months of the year used with the Gregorian calendar in the Belarusian language differ from the original Latin month names:
| No. | English name | Belarusian name | Transliteration | Belarusian meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January | Студзень | Studzień | month of cold |
| 2 | February | Люты | Luty | cruel or frosty |
| 3 | March | Сакавiк | Sakavik | month of the birch sap |
| 4 | April | Красавiк | Krasavik | month of beauty, month of flowers, month of blossom |
| 5 | May | Травень | Travień | month of grass |
| 6 | June | Чэрвень | Červień | red month, meaning month when berries ripe and turn red |
| 7 | July | Лiпень | Lipień | month of the lipa (linden tree) blossom |
| 8 | August | Жнiвень | Žnivień | month of harvesting |
| 9 | September | Верасень | Vierasień | month of heather |
| 10 | October | Кастрычнiк | Kastryčnik | month of "kastryca" (wastes that remain after combing of flax, a flaxen straw) |
| 11 | November | Лiстапад | Listapad | falling leaves |
| 12 | December | Снежань | Śniežań | month of snow |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- http://projetbabel.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7222 A comprehensive table of Slavic and Baltic month names, explanation in French.
