Vendémiaire

UK/vɛnˌdɛmɪˈɛː/US/ˌvɑndəˈmjɛəɹ/US/ˌvɑ̃deɪˈmjɛəɹ/

proper noun

The first month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the autumnal equinox (September 22, 23 or 24) and ending on October 21, 22 or 23.

OriginFrench vendémiaire ← Latin vīndēmia →
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Meanings

proper nounVendémiaire (plural Vendémiaires)

plural Vendémiaires · alternative Vendemiaire

  1. historicalThe first month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the autumnal equinox (September 22, 23 or 24) and ending on October 21, 22 or 23.

Origin

  1. Latinvīndēmia“grape harvest”
  2. Frenchvendémiaire
  3. EnglishVendémiaire

Borrowed from French vendémiaire, from Latin vīndēmia (“grape harvest”) + -aire.

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Translations

Arabic فَنْدِيمِيَيْر
  • فَنْدِيمِيَيْر (fandīmiyayr)the first month of the French Republican Calendar
Basque mahaxte
  • mahaxtethe first month of the French Republican Calendar
Catalan vendemiari
  • vendemiarithe first month of the French Republican Calendar
Chinese Cantonese 葡月
  • 葡月 (pou⁴ jyut⁶)the first month of the French Republican Calendar
Chinese Mandarin 葡月, 霞月
  • 葡月 (Púyuè)the first month of the French Republican Calendar
  • 霞月 (Xiáyuè)the first month of the French Republican Calendar
Dutch vendémiaire, wijnmaand
  • vendémiairethe first month of the French Republican Calendar
  • wijnmaandthe first month of the French Republican Calendar
Esperanto vendemiero, vendimiero
  • vendemierothe first month of the French Republican Calendar
  • vendimierothe first month of the French Republican Calendar
Estonian vandemjäär, viinamarjakuu
  • vandemjäärthe first month of the French Republican Calendar
  • viinamarjakuuthe first month of the French Republican Calendar
Finnish vendémiaire
  • vendémiairethe first month of the French Republican Calendar
French vendémiaire
  • vendémiairethe first month of the French Republican Calendar
German Vendémiaire, Weinmonat
  • Vendémiairethe first month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Weinmonatthe first month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Weinlesemonatthe first month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Weinmondthe first month of the French Republican Calendar
Greek Βαντεμιαίρ, Τρυγητής
  • Βαντεμιαίρ (Vantemiaír)the first month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Τρυγητής (Trygitís)the first month of the French Republican Calendar
Hebrew וָנְדֶמִיֶּר, ונדמייר
  • וָנְדֶמִיֶּרthe first month of the French Republican Calendar
  • ונדמייר (vandemiyér)the first month of the French Republican Calendar
Italian vendemmiaio, vendemmiale
  • vendemmiaiothe first month of the French Republican Calendar
  • vendemmialethe first month of the French Republican Calendar
  • vendemmiatorethe first month of the French Republican Calendar
Japanese ヴァンデミエール, 葡萄月
  • ヴァンデミエール (vandemiēru)the first month of the French Republican Calendar
  • 葡萄月 (budōtsuki)the first month of the French Republican Calendar
Korean 포도달, 방데미에르
  • 포도달 (pododal)the first month of the French Republican Calendar
  • 방데미에르 (bangdemiereu)the first month of the French Republican Calendar
Lithuanian vandemjeras
  • vandemjerasthe first month of the French Republican Calendar
Persian واندمیر
  • واندمیر (vândemiyer)the first month of the French Republican Calendar
Polish vendémiaire
  • vendémiairethe first month of the French Republican Calendar
Portuguese vindemiário, vendemiário
  • vindemiáriothe first month of the French Republican Calendar
  • vendemiáriothe first month of the French Republican Calendar
Russian вандемье́р
  • вандемье́р (vandemʹjér)the first month of the French Republican Calendar
Spanish vendimiario
  • vendimiariothe first month of the French Republican Calendar
Swedish vendémiaire, vinmånad
  • vendémiairethe first month of the French Republican Calendar
  • vinmånadthe first month of the French Republican Calendar
Ukrainian вандем'є́р
  • вандем'є́р (vandemʺjér)the first month of the French Republican Calendar
Vietnamese tháng nho
  • tháng nhothe first month of the French Republican Calendar

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Vendémiaire

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Cite this entry
APA

Vendémiaire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vend%C3%A9miaire

MLA

“Vendémiaire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vend%C3%A9miaire. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vendémiaire,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vend%C3%A9miaire.

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