This is the 5147th most frequent Catalan word.
august
August: August.
In this sentence, 'agost' refers to the proper noun, the name of the month. It is utilized as a temporal reference to denote a specific period during the year.
L'agost és el vuitè mes de l'any.
August is the eighth month of the year.
Here, 'August' references 'Augustus,' utilized in a historical context as the name of a notable figure, in this case, Augustus, the Roman Emperor. It demonstrates how the word can represent historical persons.
El dia d'August imperava sobre Roma.
The day of Augustus reigned over Rome.
The word 'august,' used as an adjective, conveys the meaning of majestic or worthy of respect. This demonstrates an alternate, descriptive usage of the term in describing qualities attributed to a subject.