August
See also: august
English
Etymology 1
Early Middle English August(us), re-Latinized from Old English Agustus, from Late Latin Agustus, from Latin augustus (“month of August”), from the agnomen Augustus (“venerable”) of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, possibly from either Old Latin *augos, increase, from Proto-Indo-European base *aug- (“to increase”); or Latin avis (“bird”), referring to divination by observing bird flights, singing, feeding or entrails, from Proto-Indo-European *awi-, bird; + Latin garrire (“to chatter”), from Proto-Indo-European base *gar-/*ger-, to cry, of imitative origin
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ôʹgəst, IPA(key): /ˈɔː.ɡəst/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.ɡəst/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑ.ɡəst/
Audio (US) (file)
Proper noun
August (plural Augusts)
- The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September.
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 8, in The Celebrity:
- The day was cool and snappy for August, and the Rise all green with a lavish nature. Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet: […] .
- A female given name derived from the month (rare modern usage).
- 1993, Margaret Atwood, Robber Bride, Virago Press (2013), →ISBN, page 48:
- August, Charis named her, because that's when she was born. Warm breezes, baby powder, languorous heat, the smell of mown hay. Such a soft name. Too soft for her daughter, who has added an a. Augusta, she is now — a very different resonance. Marble statues, Roman noses, tight-lipped commanding mouths.
- 1993, Margaret Atwood, Robber Bride, Virago Press (2013), →ISBN, page 48:
Synonyms
- Sextilis (chiefly early Roman contexts), Sextile (early Roman contexts, now uncommon)
Derived terms
Terms derived from August
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Related terms
- Augustal
- Augustan
- Augustean
- augusteity
- Augustin, Augustine
- Augustinian
- augustious
- Augustus
Descendants
- → Burmese: ဩဂုတ် (au:gut)
Translations
eighth month of the Gregorian calendar
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female given name — see Augusta
See also
Etymology 2
In some cases a month name from English. In other cases inspired by the common German given name August, from Latin Augustus.
Proper noun
August
- A male given name.
- 1974 Witi Ihimaera, Whanau, Heinemann, page 76:
- Thirteen year old August is the eldest; he begins to pull the kite downward. Like his sister and brother, June and July, he has been named after the month in which he was born.
- 1974 Witi Ihimaera, Whanau, Heinemann, page 76:
Translations
male given name — see Augustus
Anagrams
Catalan
Proper noun
August m
Danish
Etymology
Proper noun
August
- A male given name. Feminine form: Augusta.
Estonian
Etymology
Proper noun
August
- A male given name.
Related terms
Ewe
Proper noun
August
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Faroese
Etymology
Proper noun
August m
- A male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of August: Augustsson
- daughter of August: Augustsdóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | August |
| Accusative | August |
| Dative | Augusti |
| Genitive | Augusts |
Finnish
Etymology
Proper noun
August
- A male given name.
Usage notes
- Now chiefly used as a middle name.
Declension
| Inflection of August (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | August | Augustit | |
| genitive | Augustin | Augustien | |
| partitive | Augustia | Augusteja | |
| illative | Augustiin | Augusteihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | August | Augustit | |
| accusative | nom. | August | Augustit |
| gen. | Augustin | ||
| genitive | Augustin | Augustien | |
| partitive | Augustia | Augusteja | |
| inessive | Augustissa | Augusteissa | |
| elative | Augustista | Augusteista | |
| illative | Augustiin | Augusteihin | |
| adessive | Augustilla | Augusteilla | |
| ablative | Augustilta | Augusteilta | |
| allative | Augustille | Augusteille | |
| essive | Augustina | Augusteina | |
| translative | Augustiksi | Augusteiksi | |
| instructive | — | Augustein | |
| abessive | Augustitta | Augusteitta | |
| comitative | — | Augusteineen | |
Related terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʊ̯ˈɡʊst/ (month)
- IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯ɡʊst/ (given name)
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Noun
August m (genitive August or Augusts or Augustes, plural Auguste)
- August (month)
Declension
Declension of August
Synonyms
- Erntemonat (archaic)
- Erntemond (archaic)
- Ernting (archaic)
Derived terms
Terms derived from August
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Proper noun
August m (genitive Augusts or August)
- A male given name, cognate with English Augustus.
Related terms
- female given name: Augusta
- Augustana
- female given name: Auguste
- August der Starke (Friedrich August I. von Sachsen, August II. der Starke)
- augusteisch
- Augustin
- Augustine
- Augustiner
- Augustinerchorherr
- Augustinerchorherren
- Augustinerin
- Augustinerinnen
- Augustinerregel
- Augustinerregeln
- Augustinus
- Sachsenkönig August der Starke
Descendants
transliterations of the German male given name August
Luxembourgish
Proper noun
August m
See also
- (Gregorian calendar months) Mount am Gregorianesche Kalenner; Januar, Februar, Mäerz, Abrëll, Mee, Juni, Juli, August, September, Oktober, November, Dezember
Norwegian
Etymology
Proper noun
August
- A male given name.
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Old Prussian
Noun
August
- August (month)
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Scots
Etymology
Proper noun
August
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Swedish
Etymology
Proper noun
August c (genitive Augusts)
- A male given name. Feminine form: Augusta
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