St. Andrew
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December
4 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Motivation | |
| Language | Albanian | |
| Lexeme 1 | Shna Ndreu | |
| Lexeme 2 | šën-ëndre | |
| Meaning 1 | Christmas | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | December | |
| Reference | DER | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Motivation | |
| Language | Aromanian | |
| Lexeme 1 | Andrei | |
| Lexeme 2 | andreauă, andreu, ndreu, ndriu, andrelushu | |
| Meaning 1 | St. Andrew | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | December | |
| Reference | DER | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Motivation | |
| Language | Romanian | |
| Lexeme 1 | Sfântul Andrei, Sânandrei, Sântândrea | |
| Lexeme 2 | andrea, undrea, îndrea, indrea, andreauă, indreauă, îndrauă, îndreauă, îndrauă | |
| Meaning 1 | St. Andrew | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | (dialect, rare) December | |
| Reference | MDA2 DER DLRLC | |
| Comment | Also 'sewing or crochet needle'. Undrea (unlike the other variants) can be connected with stem meaning 'hooked or twisted needle' or'tool for sewing, braiding, braiding' from *undrella from *uendh- 'to spin, twist, weave' (DRAM 2021). | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Motivation | |
| Language | Sardinian | |
| Lexeme 1 | santu Andrìa | |
| Lexeme 2 | (obsolete) sant-andria | |
| Meaning 1 | Christmas | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | December | |
| Reference | DER | |
| Comment | ||
The holy day of St. Andrew is on 30 November, and in popular culture his name became associated with the following month, which starts a day after.