March in European languages

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nimpnin@sopuli.xyz · 10 pts · 1y (4 replies)

Just realized the romance languages have both a weekday and a month for Mars

rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y

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SwordInStone@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y (2 replies)

which weekday?

tiredofsametab@fedia.io · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I'm trying to remember my French from 20something years ago, but I think Tuesday (Mardi in French)?

nimpnin@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 1y

Yes, it's Tuesday. Martedì in Italian, mardi in French. Originates from the Latin name diēs Mārtis, the day of Mars

v4ld1z@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 1y (2 replies)

I can never remember the months in Ukrainian. They're identical between English, German, and Russian, so I have no trouble with those, but I have no connection to the inherent meanings of the months in Ukrainian. Have to circle back to Russian usually

nesc@lemmy.cafe · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Comes with actually speaking the language, and they are similar to some other slavic languages, e.g. polish.

BurnedOliveTree@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y

Yeah, Polish also used to call March "brzezień", which means the time in which birches grow

EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y

I wonder what the etymological roots of the word they use un northern Africa are

Sunlightl@fedia.io · 4 pts · 1y

Portuguese is wrong in one detail, months are always capitalized. It should be Março, not março.