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Vendemiaire

Vendemiaire

9.9
The first month of the French Revolutionary calendar, around September and October, named for the grape harvest
  • noun
  • /vɛnˈdɛm.jɛr/
  • Archaic
: Vendemiaire
  • The grape harvest season inspired the naming of Vendemiaire in the Revolutionary calendar.

Examples

  • The uprising took place in Vendemiaire, during the early stages of the new calendar.

  • In Vendemiaire, the grape harvest is celebrated.

  • Many significant events of the Revolution were marked by their occurrence in Vendemiaire.

  • The month of Vendemiaire marks the beginning of autumn.

  • The grape harvest season inspired the naming of Vendemiaire in the Revolutionary calendar.

  • The month of Vendemiaire marks the beginning of autumn.

  • In Vendemiaire, the grape harvest is celebrated.

Surface Forms

Vendemiaire singular
Vendemiaires plural

Etymology

Vendemiaire comes from the French word vendange, which means 'grape harvest', and from the same idea as in vintage and vine. So, Vendemiaire was the name for the first month of the French Revolutionary calendar because it is the time when people pick grapes (around September–October).