duben

See also: dubeň and Duben

Czech

Alternative forms

  • dub (abbreviation)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech duben, from Proto-Slavic *dǫbьnъ. By surface analysis, dub +‎ -en. This term derives from the Czech word for "oak," which is dub.

The reason for this connection is that April is the time of year when oak trees typically shed their old leaves and begin to grow new ones. This prominent sign of renewal and the reawakening of nature is why the Czechs associated the month with the oak tree.

This naming convention, where month names are derived from natural phenomena or agricultural activities common during that time, is a characteristic of the traditional Slavic calendar, to which Czech belongs. Unlike many other European languages that adopted Latin-based month names, Czech (along with Croatian, Polish, and Ukrainian) has largely retained its original Slavic month names.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdubɛn]

Noun

duben m inan (relational adjective dubnový)

  1. April

Declension

Declension of duben (hard masculine inanimate reducible)
singular plural
nominative duben dubny
genitive dubna dubnů
dative dubnu dubnům
accusative duben dubny
vocative dubne dubny
locative dubnu dubnech
instrumental dubnem dubny

Derived terms

See also

Gregorian calendar months: měsíce gregoriánského kalendářeedit

Further reading

Old Czech

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dǫbьnъ. By surface analysis, dub + -en.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈdubɛn/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈdubɛn/

    Noun

    duben m inan (relational adjective dubný)

    1. April

    Declension

    Declension of duben (hard o-stem reducible)
    singular dual plural
    nominative duben dubny dubni, dubnové
    genitive dubna, dubnu dubnú dubnóv
    dative dubnu dubnoma dubnóm
    accusative duben dubny dubny
    vocative dubne dubny dubni, dubnové
    locative dubně, dubnu dubnú dubniech
    instrumental dubnem dubnoma dubny
    This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

    Descendants

    • Czech: duben

    See also

    Gregorian calendar months: měsieci v kalendářiedit

    Further reading

    Serbo-Croatian

    Participle

    duben (Cyrillic spelling дубен)

    1. passive past participle of dupsti
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