English Explanatory Dictionary

April

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May.
  2. A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English]; used since the early 20th century.
  3. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈeɪ.pɹɪl/ /ˈeɪ.pɹəl/ āʹprəl en-us-April.ogg /ˈeɪ.pɹaɪl/ /ˈep.rɪl/ /ˈaprɪl/ /-əl/ /əpˈrajl/

Word forms

April Aprils Apr Apr. Aprill

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓φροδῑ́τη (Ăphrodī́tē)der. Etruscan 𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀 (urpa)der.? Latin Aprīlisder. Old French avrillbor. Middle English Averil Middle English Aprill English April 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 𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌖 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”). Displaced native Old English ēastermōnaþ (“April”, literally “Easter month”), see Eastermonth.

Synonyms

Eastermonth Fourth Month

Related words

Apr Apr. mul:4 January February March May June July August September October November December

Derived words

Aprilesque April-fish April fool April-gentleman April-gowk Aprilian Aprilish April Revolution April showers April showers bring May flowers April Theses April Uprising Bloody April days of April mid-April
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