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Dictionary: A·pril   (ā'prəl) pronunciation

n. (Abbr. Apr.)
The fourth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar.

[Middle English, from Latin aprīlis.]


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IN BRIEF: n. - The month following March and preceding May.

pronunciation April prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks. — Christopher Morley, Source: John Mistletoe, 1931

sign description: Fingerspell A-P-R-I-L for the month of April.




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April About this sound (pronunciation) is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, and one of four months with a length of 30 days. April was originally the second month of the Roman calendar, before January and February were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC. It became the fourth month of the calendar year (the year when twelve months are displayed in order) during the time of the decemvirs about 450 BC, when it also was given 29 days. The derivation of the name (Latin Aprilis) is uncertain. The traditional etymology is from the Latin aperire, "to open," in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to "open," which is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of ἁνοιξις (opening) for spring. Since most of the Roman months were named in honor of divinities, and as April was sacred to Venus, the Festum Veneris et Fortunae Virilis being held on the first day, it has been suggested that Aprilis was originally her month Aphrilis, from her Greek name Aphrodite (Aphros), or from the Etruscan name Apru. Jacob Grimm suggests the name of a hypothetical god or hero, Aper or Aprus.[1]

The Anglo-Saxons called April Oster-monath or Eostur-monath, The Venerable Bede says that this month is the root of the word Easter. He further speculates that the month was named after a goddess Eostre whose feast was in that month. St George's day is the twenty-third of the month; and St Mark's Eve, with its superstition that the ghosts of those who are doomed to die within the year will be seen to pass into the church, falls on the twenty-fourth. In China the symbolic ploughing of the earth by the emperor and princes of the blood takes place in their third month, which frequently corresponds to our April. The Finns called (and still call) this month Huhtikuu, or 'Burnwood Month', when the wood for beat and burn clearing of farmland was felled.

The "days of April" (journées d'avril) is a name appropriated in French history to a series of insurrections at Lyons, Paris and elsewhere, against the government of Louis Philippe in 1834, which led to violent repressive measures, and to a famous trial known as the procès d'avril.

The birthstone of April is the diamond, and the birth flower is typically listed as either the Daisy or the Sweet Pea.[2]

April starts on the same day of the week as July in all years, and January in leap years.

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April holidays and events

Buddha's Birthday is celebrated in April (here is pictured the Tian Tan Buddha in Hong Kong)

April symbols

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References

  1. ^ Jacob Grim Geschichte der deutschen Sprache. Cap. "Monate"
  2. ^ Kipfer, Barbara Ann (1997) The Order of Things. New York: Random House
  3. ^ http://www.shgresources.com/gems/birthflowers/

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - april

idioms:

  • april Fool    aprilsnar
  • april Fool's Day    1. april

Nederlands (Dutch)
april

Français (French)
n. - avril

idioms:

  • april Fool    poisson d'avril
  • april Fool's Day    le premier avril

Deutsch (German)
n. - April

idioms:

  • april Fool    April, April!
  • april Fool's Day    der erste April

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - Απρίλιος

idioms:

  • april Fool    θύμα (πρωταπριλιάτικης) φάρσας, κορόιδο
  • april Fool's Day    Πρωταπριλιά

Italiano (Italian)
aprile

idioms:

  • april Fool    pesce d'aprile

Português (Portuguese)
n. - abril (m)

idioms:

  • april Fool    brincadeira (f) de primeiro de abril
  • april Fool's Day    dia (f) dos bobos, primeiro (m) de abril

Русский (Russian)
апрель

idioms:

  • april Fool    первое апреля, день розыгрышей
  • april Fool's Day    1-го апреля

Español (Spanish)
n. - abril

idioms:

  • april Fool    persona que es blanco de una broma del día de los Inocentes
  • april Fool's Day    día de los Inocentes

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - april

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
四月

idioms:

  • april Fool    愚人节中受愚弄者
  • april Fool's Day    愚人节

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 四月

idioms:

  • april Fool    愚人節中受愚弄者
  • april Fool's Day    愚人節

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 4월

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 4月

idioms:

  • april Fool    エープリルフール
  • april Fool's Day    エイプリルフール

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شهر نيسان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אפריל‬


 
 

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