gerar
Moldavian
/d͡ʒeˈrar/
noun
Definitions
- (popular/folk usage) January (first month of the Gregorian calendar)
Etymology
Affix from Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan ger (cold weather) derived from Latin iānuārius (of Janus, of January).
Origin
Latin
iānuārius
Gloss
of Janus, of January
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- January English
- *jan(u)airu Latin
- *jann(u)arius Latin
- *januairu Latin
- *januairus Latin
- *jen(u)arius Latin
- *jen(u)ārius Latin
- *jenuarius Latin
- *jenuārius Latin
- gelū Latin
- iānuārius Latin
- jen(u)ārius Latin
- Januar German
- gennaio Italian
- januari Dutch, Flemish
- янва́рь Russian
- enero Spanish, Castilian
- Γενάρης Ancient Greek
- Ἰανουάριος Ancient Greek
- *ei- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European
- يناير Arabic
- janúar Icelandic
- ger Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- Γενάρης Greek (modern)
- Ionawr Welsh
- januare Middle Dutch
- jenner Middle High German
- ghenaar Cimbrian
- јануари Macedonian
- yinar Aromanian
- január Slovak
- Jannar Maltese
- jannewaris Western Frisian
- Genver Breton
- genever xno
- Genver Cornish
- Jenver Cornish
- Γενάρης gkm
- Γεννάριος gkm
- Ἰανουάριος grc-koi
- janewoore North Frisian