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Months of the Year in Croatian

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Croatian months

The Croatian months used with the Gregorian calendar by Croats differ from the original Latin month names.

They originate from archaic Slavic words and phrases which poetically depict the changing of the seasons and the different tasks related to those seasons.

English	Croatian (siječanj)	Croatian meaning
January	siječanj	from cutting or hewing wood
February	veljača	month in which days become longer
March	ožujak	lying month
April	travanj	from growing grass
May	svibanj	from budding Cornel tree
June	lipanj	from linden tree
July	srpanj	from reaping with a sickle
August	kolovoz	from driving a wagon (for harvest)
September	rujan	from an archaic verb for deer roaring
October	listopad	from falling leaves
November	studeni	from cold
December	prosinac	the beginning of the Sun's shining

• Note: Croatians often refer to months informally by number, e.g. "prvi" (short version of prvi mjesec - first month, i.e. January), "drugi" (second month, February) , "treći" (third month, March).

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