There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. Please help introduce links in articles on related topics. After links have been created, remove this message. This article has been tagged since July 2006.
The Croatian months used with the Gregorian calendar by Croats differ from the original Latin month names: The Gregorian calendar is the calendar that is used nearly everywhere in the world. ... Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...
No.
Latin name
English name
Croatian name
Croatian meaning[citation needed]
1
Ianuarius
January
Siječanj
month of cutting (wood)
2
Februarius
February
Veljača
month of changing'(dubious assertion—see talk page)
3
Martius
March
Ožujak
lying month
4
Aprilis
April
Travanj
month of grass
5
Maius
May
Svibanj
month of budding
6
Iunius
June
Lipanj
month of the lipa (lime) tree
7
Iulius
July
Srpanj
month of reaping (with a sickle)
8
Augustus
August
Kolovoz
month of driving the wagon (for harvest) - kolo+ voziti
Note: some names are derived from archaic Croatian-Slavic words that are no longer found in standard Croatian dictionaries. In some cases even the meaning of those words is ambiguous.
Feeds |
Contact