Slavic calendar

While many Slavic languages officially use Latin-derived names for the months of the year in the Gregorian calendar, there is also a set of older names for the twelve months that differs from the Latin month names, as they are of Slavic origin. In some languages, such as the Serbian language these traditional names have since been archaized and are thus seldom used.

The original names of the months of the year in the Slavic languages closely follow natural occurrences such as weather patterns and conditions common for that period, as well as agricultural activities. Many months have several alternative names in different regions.

Names

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Comparison

Comparison of the traditional names for the twelve months in different Slavic languages[7]
Language January February March April May June July August September October November December
Belarusian Studzień Luty Sakavik Krasavik Travień Červień Lipień Žnivień Vierasień Kastryčnik Listapad Śniežań
Bulgarian (Old Bulgarian) Януари (Сечен)
Yanuari (Sechen)
Февруари (Люти)
Fevruari (Lyuti)
Март (Сухи)
Mart (Sukhi)
Април (Брезен)
April (Brezen)
Май (Тревен)
May (Treven)
Юни (Изок)
Yuni (Izok)
Юли (Червен)
Yuli (Cherven)
Август (Зарев)
Avgust(Zarev)
Септември (Руен)
Septemvri (Ruen)
Октомври (Листопад)
Oktomvri (Listopad)
Ноември (Груден)
Noemvri (Gruden)
Декември (Просинец)
Dekemvri (Prosinets)
Croatian Siječanj Veljača Ožujak Travanj Svibanj Lipanj Srpanj Kolovoz Rujan Listopad Studeni Prosinac
Czech leden únor březen duben květen červen červenec srpen září říjen listopad prosinec
Macedonian (archaic and liturgical) Koložeg Sečko Cutar Treven Kosar Žetvar Zlatec Žitar Grozdober Listopad Studen Snežnik
Polish styczeń luty marzec kwiecień maj czerwiec lipiec sierpień wrzesień październik listopad grudzień
Russian Январь
Yanvar'
Февраль
Fevral'
Март
Mart
Апрель
Aprel'
Май
May
Июнь
Iyun'
Июль
Iyul'
Август
Avgust
Сентябрь
Sentyabr'
Октябрь
Oktyabr'
Ноябрь
Noyabr'
Декабрь
Dekabr'
Russian (archaic) Сечень
Siečień
Лютый
Liutyi
Березозол
Bieriezozol
Цветень
Cvietień
Травень
Travień
Червень
Čiervień
Липец
Lipiec
Серпень
Sierpień
Вересень
Vieriesień
Листопад
Listopad
Грудень
Grudień
Студень
Studień
Serbian (archaic) Коложег/Koložeg Сечко/Sečko Дерикожа/Derikoža Лежитрава/Ležitrava Цветањ/Cvetanj Трешњар/Trešnjar Жетвар/Žetvar Гумник/Gumnik Гроздобер/Grozdober Листопад/Listopad Студен/Studen Коледар/Koledar
Sorbian Wulki rožk Maly rožk Naletnik Jutrownik Rožownik Smažnik Pražnik Žnjenc Požnjenc Winowc Nazymnik Hodownik
Slovene (archaic) Prosinec svečan sušec Mali traven veliki traven rožnik Mali srpan veliki srpan kimovec vinotok listopad gruden
Slovak Január Február Marec Apríl Máj Jún Júl August September Október November December
Ukrainian Січень
Sichen'
Лютий
Lyuty
Березень
Berezen'
Квітень
Kviten'
Травень
Traven'
Червень
Cherven'
Липень
Lypen'
Серпень
Serpen'
Вересень
Veresen'
Жовтень
Zhovten'
Листопад
Lystopad
Грудень
Hruden'

See also

References

  1. Nedeljković, Mile; Karadžić, Vuk (1990). Godišnji običaji u Srba [Annual traditions of the Serbs] (in Serbian). Belgrade.
  2. Jovanović, Stanoje, ed. (1999). Jezici podunavskih zemalja (i ruski) [Languages of the Danube countries (and Russia)]. Belgrade: YU Marketing Press and Verzalpress. OCLC 443031481.
  3. Gleichova, Jarmila; Jenikova, Anna (1982). Česko-srbocharvatsky a srbocharvatsko-česky slovnik na cesty [Czech–Serbo-Croatian/Serbo-Croatian–Czech travel dictionary] (in Czech). Prague: Statni pedagogicke nakladatelstvi.
  4. Menac, Antica; Kovalʹ, Alla P. (1979). Hrvatsko ili srpsko-ukrajinski rječnik [Croatian/Serbian–Ukrainian dictionary]. Zagreb: SNL. OCLC 800783862.
  5. Serbska protyka [Sorbian calendar]. Bautzen: Domowina. 1968.
  6. Јacanović, Dragan (2000). Srpsko kalendarsko znanje u epskim narodnim pesmama [Serbian calendar knowledge in folk epic poetry] (in Serbian). Rača.
  7. Nedeljković, Mile (September 1998). "Zinkski znak vatre letnji znak sunca i Perunova munja" [Winter fire symbol, summer sun symbol, and lightning of Perun]. Srpsko nasleđe (in Serbian) (9). Retrieved 11 October 2014.

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