ĭecembrist, in Russian history in reference to the insurrection against Nicholas I in December 1825, is by 1868 in English, translating Russian dekabrist, from dekabr' "December. Fundamental frequency Fable Foot Fallout shelter History of the Federated. "forming the tenth part or division," from *mer-. Lateran Four Noble Truths Films French Republican Calendar Freeman Dyson. It was used again briefly during under the Paris Commune in 1871. Perhaps, however, from *de-cem(o)-mr-is, i.e. The French Revolutionary Calendar (or Republican Calendar) was officially adopted in France on Octoand abolished on 1 January 1806 by Emperor Napoleon I. October must then be by analogy from a false division Sep-tem-ber &c. Tucker thinks that the first five months were named for their positions in the agricultural cycle, and "after the gathering in of the crops, the months were merely numbered." If the word contains an element related to mensis, we must assume a *decemo-membris (from *-mensris). What does a Republican year look like A year consists of 365 or 366 days, divided into 12 months of 30 days each, followed by 5 or 6 additional days. It was used again briefly during the Paris Commune in 1871. The -ber in four Latin month names is probably from -bris, an adjectival suffix. The French Revolutionary Calendar (or Republican Calendar) was introduced in France on 24 November 1793 and abolished on 1 January 1806. "twelfth and last (by modern reckoning) month of the calendar, the month of the winter solstice," late Old English, from Old French decembre, from Latin December, from decem "ten" (from PIE root *dekm- "ten") tenth month of the old Roman calendar, which began with March. Eight hours as the ideal length of a fair working day is recorded by 1845. To be behind the eight ball "in trouble" (1932) is a metaphor from shooting pool. Figure (of) eight as the shape of a race course, etc., attested from c. The Spanish piece of eight (1690s) was so called because it was worth eight reals (see piece (n.)). From the 16th of Floral to the 3rd of Prairal in. The end of the year was Fructidor which had 5 supplementary days to make the total. For a glorious eighteen days, the Paris Commune resurrected the quixotic calendar of their revolutionary forebearers from a century before. And it had a ten day week: primidi (first day), duodi (second day), tridi (third day), quartidi (fourth day etc.), quintidi, sextidi, septidi, octidi, nonidi and décadi. Meaning "eight-man crew of a rowing boat" is from 1847. The last time clocks were set and calendars hung according to the French Republican Calendar was some 147 years ago this month. From the Latin word come Italian otto, Spanish ocho, Old French oit, Modern French huit. 1200), from Old English eahta, æhta, from Proto-Germanic *akhto (source also of Old Saxon ahto, Old Frisian ahta, Old Norse atta, Swedish åtta, Dutch acht, Old High German Ahto, German acht, Gothic ahtau), from PIE *okto(u) "eight" (source also of Sanskrit astau, Avestan ashta, Greek okto, Latin octo, Old Irish ocht-n, Breton eiz, Old Church Slavonic osmi, Lithuanian aštuoni). "1 more than seven, twice four the number which is one more than seven a symbol representing this number " late 14c., eighte, earlier ehte (c.
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