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October

Source:OctoberLatin · “the eighth month (of the old Roman year)”certain

Ukrainian, Polish, Czech and Croatian name the months after nature and farm work; Russian, Serbian and Bosnian use the Latin names.

English

October

Polish

październik
paʑˈdʑɛrɲik
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  • Russian
    октя́брьoktjabrʹ
    ɐkˈtʲabrʲborrowed · Latin October, via Greek and Church Slavonic
  • Ukrainian
    жо́втеньžovtenʹ
    ˈʒɔwtɛnʲdifferent word · Ukrainian жо́втий 'yellow' (the yellowing leaves)
  • Polish
    październik
    paʑˈdʑɛrɲikdifferent word · Polish paździerz 'flax shives' (flax was broken in autumn)
  • Czech
    říjen
    ˈr̝iːjɛndifferent word · Czech říje 'rut (of deer)'
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    oktobarоктобар
    ˈoktobarborrowed · Latin October

    Standard-specific words: listopad (Croatian) — Croatian listopad 'leaf-fall' is October; in Polish, Czech and Ukrainian it is November.

  • English
    October

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