гру́день
hrúdenʹmasculine
December in Ukrainian is гру́день (hrúdenʹ).
гру́день is the name of the twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar.
Meaning: twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar (name)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun changes its form depending on the grammatical context: use гру́дня to express 'of December' (such as 'the first of December'), and use гру́днем alongside the preposition у to indicate the time period 'in December'.
How do you pronounce it?
hrúdenʹ
Did you know?
- The name гру́день is rooted in the word гру́да, which refers to a 'hard, frozen lump' or a 'clod' of earth. It evokes the image of the ground becoming hard and frozen during the onset of winter.
- In Ukrainian, the name гру́день is not capitalized unless it begins a sentence, unlike the English 'December'.
- While many European months are named after Roman gods or emperors, гру́день is a purely descriptive term for the natural state of the environment during that time.
Example sentences for Ukrainian are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Dmytro and Iryna are discussing their holiday plans.
- Дмитро DmytroКоли ти їдеш додому?Koly ty yidzhesh dodomu?When are you going home?
- Ірина IrynaЯ поїду в гру́день.Ya poyidu v hruden'.I will go in December.
- Дмитро DmytroЦе чудовий час для поїздок.Tse chudovyy chas dlya poizdok.That is a great time for trips.
- Ірина IrynaТак, я люблю цей місяць.Tak, ya lyublyu tsey misyats.Yes, I love this month.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “December” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
