Месяцы году
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Месяцы году
Belarusian month names are unique — unlike Russian, they are based on nature and seasonal activities, similar to Polish, Czech, and Ukrainian. They are NOT written with a capital letter in Belarusian (unlike English). студзень (January) — from 'стужа' (cold) люты (February) — 'fierce' (cold) сакавік (March) — from 'сок' (sap rising in trees) красавік (April) — from 'краса' (beauty, blooming) май/травень (May) — 'трава' (grass) чэрвень (June) — from 'чырвоны' (red berries) ліпень (July) — from 'ліпа' (linden tree) жнівень (August) — from 'жніво' (harvest) верасень (September) — from 'верас' (heather) кастрычнік (October) — from 'кастрыца' (hemp stalks) лістапад (November) — 'ліст + падаць' (leaf fall) сьнежань (December) — from 'сьнег' (snow)
| Belarusian | English | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| студзень | January | — |
| люты | February | — |
| сакавік | March | — |
| красавік | April | — |
| май / травень | May | — |
| чэрвень | June | — |
| ліпень | July | — |
| жнівень | August | — |
| верасень | September | — |
| кастрычнік | October | — |
| лістапад | November | — |
| сьнежань | December | — |
| студзеня | New Year is the first of January. | — |
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