aprilとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle English apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan �������� (Apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.pɹɪl/, /ˈeɪ.pɹəl/
• (米国発音) enPR: āʹprəl, IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.pɹəl/

固有名詞

April (複数形 Aprils)

1. The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May. Abbreviation: Apr or Apr.
   • 1845, Robert Browning, Home-Thoughts From Abroad:

     Oh, to be in England / Now that April’s there

   • 2019 March 18, Steven Pifer, Five years after Crimea’s illegal annexation, the issue is no closer to resolution‎^[1], The Center for International Security and Cooperation:

     The little green men were clearly professional soldiers by their bearing, carried Russian weapons, and wore Russian combat fatigues, but they had no identifying insignia. Vladimir Putin originally denied they were Russian soldiers; that April, he confirmed they were.

   Synonym: Eastermonth

2. A female given name originating from English; used since early 20th century.
   • 1947, Hilda Laurence, Death of a Doll, page 27:

     I'm April Hooper. That sounds silly, the April part, but my mother was English and she always said there was nothing prettier than an English April.

派生語

派生した語

• → Arabic: أَبْرِيل‎ (ʾabrīl)
• → Bengali: এপ্রিল (epril)
• → Burmese: ဧပြီ (e-pri)
• → Hausa: Afrilu
• → Hindi: अप्रैल (aprail)
• → Malay: April
• → Maori: Āperire
• → Persian: اپریل‎

参考

• (Gregorian calendar months) Gregorian calendar month; January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December ^{(Category: en:Gregorian calendar months)}

アナグラム

• Plair, pilar, prial