ten
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December
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Albanian | |
| Lexeme 1 | dhjetë | |
| Lexeme 2 | dhjetor | |
| Meaning 1 | ten | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | December | |
| Reference | Koči, Skendi 1950 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Motivation | |
| Language | Latin | |
| Lexeme 1 | decem | |
| Lexeme 2 | decembris | |
| Meaning 1 | ten | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | December | |
| Reference | Glare | |
| Comment | By syncope from earlier *decumo-mēmbris, from earlier *decumo-mēnsris 'of the tenth month'. |
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In the Roman calendar, the year began with mārtius 'March', and december was the tenth month of the year.