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Months of the Year in Croatian
➡ In today's lesson you will learn some useful words related to "the Months of the Year" in the Croatian language.
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12 months of the year in Croatian
Croatian months[edit]
The Croatian months used with the Gregorian calendar by Croats differ from the original Latin month names:
English | Croatian (siječanj) | Croatian meaning |
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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 |