Gerar [Re: Bakkhos...]

From: tolgs001
Message: 37424
Date: 2005-04-27

liberty@ wrote:

>about 'Gherar' and 'Januarius'.

Gerar [dZe'rar]

A variant *Gherar [ge'rar] is doubtful. It might be a folk
etymology - cf. Ital. Gennaro; in other month names such
etymologies are transparent: Fäurar (faur "smith), Gustar
(gust "taste"), as well as that Undrea/Îndrea < Andrei
"Andrew" -> Nov. 30th.

< Romanian ger [dZer; in some subdialects also Zer]
meaning "frost" (and regionally also "hoar frost, rime")
+ the suffix -ar (also found in Faurar, Florar, CireSar,
Gustar)

< Lat. gelu.

The traditional popular name for January:

Gerar (January), Fäurar (February), Märtzi$or (March), Prier
(April), Florar (May), Cire$ar (June), Cuptor (July), Gustar
(August), Räpciune (September), Brumärel (October),
Brumar (November), Undrea/Îndrea (December)

e.g.
http://www.crestinism-ortodox.ro/html/
http://www.romanianchurchtoronto.com/cale2005.htm
http://dexonline.ro/search.php?cuv=gerar&source=

George