jūnijs

From Latin iūnius, the month of the goddess Iuno (“Juno”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *yuwn̥kós, from *h₂óyu (“vital force, youthful vigor”).

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jūnijs m (1st declension)

1. the month of June (the sixth month of the year)

   ekskursija notieks jūnija ― the tour will take place in June

   septiņpadsmitais jūnijs ― June 17th

   jūnijā - saule liec visgarāko loku, naktij atļauts tikai nedaudz stundu ― in June the sun turns (= covers) (its) longest arch, the night is allowed only a few hours

   pirmajā jūnijā pa Jelgavas ielām dosies teatralizēts brauciens ― on June 1st a theatrical (vehicle) ride will go by the streets of Jelgava

The old Latvian names for June, ziedu mēnesis (“flower month”) and papuves mēnesis (“fallow month”), are no longer in common use.

• ziedu mēnesis
• papuves mēnesis1

• mēnesis

jūnijs

1. inessive singular of jūnij