Juni German · revision 34872

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=16th century; Latin junius from the 8th century|origins=la Iūnō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /ˈjuːni/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''Juni''' ''m'' (genitive Junis or Juni, plural Junis)^(Wiktionary)

+ In the 16th and 17th centuries the name was still written with the Latin genitive ending, as ''junii'', and later as ''juny'', which Goethe uses.^(DWB|10, 2399) The Latin nominative ''Junius'' was also used, as by Hölty.^(DWB|10, 2399)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|la|Iūnius|t=(month) of Juno]], the name of the Roman month consecrated to the goddess [[m|la|Iūnō|t=Juno]], queen of the gods and wife of Jupiter.^(Kluge 2011|459)^(Pfeifer 1993)^(Wahrig Herkunftswörterbuch) The modern form developed from the Latin genitive [[m|la|Iūniī]], which stood before dates in documents.^(Pfeifer 1993)^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Duden 7 2014|418) The same Latin name gave [[nl|juni]], [[en|June]], [[fr|juin]] and [[sv|juni]].^(Kluge 2011|459)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The Latin name ''junius'' is found in German texts from the 8th century, and the German form from the 16th century, meaning the sixth month of the year.^(Kluge 2011|459)^(Wiktionary DE) In Early New High German all records still have Latin endings.^(FWB)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The Latin name spread in the 16th century, first in the language of the chanceries, and replaced the older German names of the month, such as ''Brachmonat'' (the month of ploughing the fallow) and ''Heumonat''.^(Pfeifer 1993)^(Duden 7 2014|418)^(Paul 2002) The form ''Juni'' became established in the 18th century.^(Pfeifer 1993) The German name was borrowed into Estonian as ''juuni'' and into Hebrew.^(Wiktionary)^(LWP)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 8th century – The Latin month name ''junius'' appears in German texts.^(Kluge 2011|459)^(Wiktionary DE)

+ * 16th century – The name, still written ''junii'', replaces ''Brachmonat'' in the chanceries.^(Pfeifer 1993)^(DWB|10, 2399)

+ * 18th century – The form ''Juni'' becomes established.^(Pfeifer 1993)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # [[m|en|June]], the sixth month of the year.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[Juli]]

+ * [[en|June]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}