# 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-Italic *augos, from Proto-Indo-European base *h₂ewg- (“to increase”); or Latin avis (“bird”), referring to divination by observing bird flights, singing, feeding or entrails + garrīre (“to chatter”).

#### Alternative forms

* Aug, Aug. (abbreviations)
* Aguste (obsolete)
* Augost (Jamaica)

#### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ôʹgəst, IPA: /ˈɔː.ɡəst/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈɔ.ɡəst/, /ˈɔ.ɡɪst/
* (cot–caught merger) IPA: /ˈɑ.ɡəst/
* Audio (General American):(file)
* Audio (General Australian):(file)

#### Proper noun

August (plural Augusts)
* The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September.
** 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC: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 from English derived from the month (rare modern usage).
** 1993, Margaret Atwood, Robber Bride, Virago Press, published 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.

##### Synonyms

* Sextilis (chiefly early Roman contexts), Sextile (early Roman contexts, now uncommon)

##### Derived terms

* august (verb)
* August Bank Holiday
* August plum
* August rooster
* mid-August

##### Related terms

* Augustal
* Augustan
* Augustean
* augusteity
* Augustin
* Augustine
* Augustinian
* augustious
* Augustus
* Austin

##### Descendants

* Bislama: ogis
* Jamaican Creole: Augos, Aagos
* Pitcairn-Norfolk: orgas
* Tok Pisin: ogas
* → Burmese: ဩဂုတ် (au:gut)
* → Chichewa: Ogasiti
* → Dari: اگست (ogast), اکست (akast)
** →? Urdu: اگست (agast)
* → Hausa: Agusta
* → Hawaiian: ʻAukake
* → Hindi: अगस्त (agast)
* → Malay: Ogos
* → Maori: Ākuhata
* → Marshallese: O̧kwōj
* → Pohnpeian: Ahkos
* → Swahili: Agosti
* → Tokelauan: Aukuho
* → Tongan: ʻAokosi

##### Translations
#### See also

* January
* February
* March
* April
* May
* June
* July
* August
* September
* October
* November
* December

### 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 from Latin.
** 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.
* A surname from Latin.
* A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States.

##### Translations
### Anagrams

* Tausug

## Catalan
### Proper noun

August m
* Augustus

## Danish
### Etymology

From Latin Augustus.

### Proper noun

August
* a male given name, feminine equivalent Augusta

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Latin Augustus.

### Proper noun

August
* a male given name

#### Related terms

* Ago, Agu

## Ewe
### Proper noun

August
* August (month)

#### Related terms

* Dasiamime

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Latin Augustus.

### Proper noun

August m
* a male given name

#### Usage notes

Patronymics
* son of August: Augustsson
* daughter of August: Augustsdóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Swedish August, from Latin Augustus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑu̯ɡust/, [ˈɑ̝u̯ɡus̠t]
* Rhymes: -ɑuɡust
* Hyphenation: Au‧gust

### Proper noun

August
* a male given name

#### Usage notes

* Now chiefly used as a middle name.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of August (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Augustini
Augustini
accusative
nom.
Augustini
Augustini
gen.
Augustini
genitive
Augustini
Augustieni
partitive
Augustiani
Augustejani
inessive
Augustissani
Augusteissani
elative
Augustistani
Augusteistani
illative
Augustiini
Augusteihini
adessive
Augustillani
Augusteillani
ablative
Augustiltani
Augusteiltani
allative
Augustilleni
Augusteilleni
essive
Augustinani
Augusteinani
translative
Augustikseni
Augusteikseni
abessive
Augustittani
Augusteittani
instructive
comitative
—Augusteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Augustisi
Augustisi
accusative
nom.
Augustisi
Augustisi
gen.
Augustisi
genitive
Augustisi
Augustiesi
partitive
Augustiasi
Augustejasi
inessive
Augustissasi
Augusteissasi
elative
Augustistasi
Augusteistasi
illative
Augustiisi
Augusteihisi
adessive
Augustillasi
Augusteillasi
ablative
Augustiltasi
Augusteiltasi
allative
Augustillesi
Augusteillesi
essive
Augustinasi
Augusteinasi
translative
Augustiksesi
Augusteiksesi
abessive
Augustittasi
Augusteittasi
instructive
comitative
—Augusteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Augustimme
Augustimme
accusative
nom.
Augustimme
Augustimme
gen.
Augustimme
genitive
Augustimme
Augustiemme
partitive
Augustiamme
Augustejamme
inessive
Augustissamme
Augusteissamme
elative
Augustistamme
Augusteistamme
illative
Augustiimme
Augusteihimme
adessive
Augustillamme
Augusteillamme
ablative
Augustiltamme
Augusteiltamme
allative
Augustillemme
Augusteillemme
essive
Augustinamme
Augusteinamme
translative
Augustiksemme
Augusteiksemme
abessive
Augustittamme
Augusteittamme
instructive
comitative
—Augusteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Augustinne
Augustinne
accusative
nom.
Augustinne
Augustinne
gen.
Augustinne
genitive
Augustinne
Augustienne
partitive
Augustianne
Augustejanne
inessive
Augustissanne
Augusteissanne
elative
Augustistanne
Augusteistanne
illative
Augustiinne
Augusteihinne
adessive
Augustillanne
Augusteillanne
ablative
Augustiltanne
Augusteiltanne
allative
Augustillenne
Augusteillenne
essive
Augustinanne
Augusteinanne
translative
Augustiksenne
Augusteiksenne
abessive
Augustittanne
Augusteittanne
instructive
comitative
—Augusteinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Augustinsa
Augustinsa
accusative
nom.
Augustinsa
Augustinsa
gen.
Augustinsa
genitive
Augustinsa
Augustiensa
partitive
Augustiaan Augustiansa
Augustejaan Augustejansa
inessive
Augustissaan Augustissansa
Augusteissaan Augusteissansa
elative
Augustistaan Augustistansa
Augusteistaan Augusteistansa
illative
Augustiinsa
Augusteihinsa
adessive
Augustillaan Augustillansa
Augusteillaan Augusteillansa
ablative
Augustiltaan Augustiltansa
Augusteiltaan Augusteiltansa
allative
Augustilleen Augustillensa
Augusteilleen Augusteillensa
essive
Augustinaan Augustinansa
Augusteinaan Augusteinansa
translative
Augustikseen Augustiksensa
Augusteikseen Augusteiksensa
abessive
Augustittaan Augustittansa
Augusteittaan Augusteittansa
instructive
comitative
—Augusteineen Augusteinensa :

#### Related terms

* Aku, Akusti, Aukusti, Kusti

#### Statistics

* August is the 519th (tied with 1 other name) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 383 male individuals (and as a middle name to 5,221 more, making it much more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 14 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## German
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Augustus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aʊ̯ˈɡʊst/ (month)
* IPA: /ˈaʊ̯ɡʊst/ (given name)
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

August m (strong, genitive August or Augusts or Augustes, plural Auguste)
* August (month)
    Synonyms: (archaic) Ährenmonat; (archaic) Erntemonat; (archaic) Erntemond; (archaic) Ernting; (archaic) Sichelmonat

#### Declension

$^1$Now rare, see notes.

#### Coordinate terms

* Januar, (Austria, South Tyrol) Jänner
* Februar, (Austria, dated) Feber
* März
* April
* Mai
* Juni, Juno
* Juli, Julei
* August
* September
* Oktober
* November
* Dezember

#### Derived terms

* Augustabend
* Augustfeier
* Augustferien
* Augustheu
* Augustmorgen
* Augustnacht
* Augusttag
* Augusttraube
* Augustwoche
* Augustwochenende

#### Descendants

* → Estonian: august
* → Hunsrik: August
* → Kashubian: agùst
* → Lower Sorbian: awgust
* → Luxembourgish: August
* → Slovincian: aughúst
* → Upper Sorbian: awgust

### Proper noun

August m (proper noun, strong, genitive Augusts or August)
* a male given name, feminine equivalent Augusta or Auguste, equivalent to English Augustus

#### Related terms

* Augustana
* augusteisch
* Augustin
* Augustine
* Augustiner
* Augustinerin
* augustinisch
* Augustinus

#### Descendants

* Armenian: Ավգուստ (Avgust)
* Russian: А́вгуст (Ávgust)

### Further reading

* “August” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “August” in Duden online

## Hunsrik
### Alternative forms

* Aagust

### Etymology

Borrowed from German August. Doublet of Aagust.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaʊ̯kuʃt/
* Rhymes: -aʊ̯kuʃt
* Syllabification: Au‧gust

### Noun

August m (plural August)
* August

#### See also

* Januer
* Februer
* Merz
* April
* Maai
* Juni
* Juli
* August ~ Aagust
* September
* Oktover
* November
* Dezember

### Proper noun

August m
* a male given name, equivalent to English Augustus

### References

* ↑ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “August”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 15, column 1

## Luxembourgish
### Etymology

From German August.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɑʊ̯ˈɡust]

### Proper noun

August m
* August

### See also

* Januar
* Februar
* Mäerz
* Abrëll
* Mee
* Juni
* Juli
* August
* September
* Oktober
* November
* Dezember

## North Frisian
### Alternative forms

* august (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring)

### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin augustus.

### Noun

August m
* (Sylt) August
    Synonym: Bārichtmuun

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Latin Augustus.

### Proper noun

August
* a male given name

### See also

* august

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Latin Augustus.

### Proper noun

August
* a male given name

### See also

* august

## Plautdietsch
### Noun

August m
* August (month)

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaw.ɡust/
* Rhymes: -awɡust
* Syllabification: Au‧gust

### Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin Augustus.

#### Proper noun

August m pers (female equivalent Augusta)
* a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Augustus

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Proper noun

August f
* genitive plural of Augusta

### Further reading

* August in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Scots
### Etymology

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.

### Proper noun

August
* August (month)

### See also

* Januar
* Februar
* Mairch
* Apryle
* Mey
* Juin
* Julie
* August
* September
* October
* November
* December

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Latin Augustus.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

August c (genitive Augusts)
* a male given name, feminine equivalent Augusta

### See also

* augusti