aprīlis

From Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌖 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”).

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aprīlis m (2nd declension)

1. the month of April (the fourth month of the year)

   saulains, silts aprīlis ― sunny, cold April

   aprīļa vēji ― winds of April

   pirmais aprīlis ― April 1st

   no 4. līdz 16. aprīlim ― from April 4th to (April) 16th

   ir brīnum jauka aprīļa diena, gaiša, raženi silta un skaista diena ― it is a particularly nice April day, a bright, very warm and beautiful day

   pavasaris sākās agri, bet bija auksts un nemīlīgs, un aprīlis - sulu un gājputnu mēnesis - atgādināja miglaino martu ― spring began early, but was cold and bleak, and April - the month of juices and migratory birds - recalled foggy March

The old Latvian name for April, sulu mēnesis (“juices month”), is no longer in common use.

• sulu mēnesis

• mēnesis