M.
See also: Appendix:Variations of "m"
Translingual edit
Noun edit
M. (plural Mm.)
- Alternative letter-case form of m.
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
- Alternative form of M (“Monsieur”).
- 1818, [Mary Shelley], chapter II, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume I, London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, →OCLC, page 69:
- The next morning I delivered my letters of introduction, and paid a visit to some of the principal professors, and among others to M. Krempe, professor of natural philosophy.
- 1823, Adam Hodgson, A Letter to M. Jean-Baptiste Say: On the Comparative Expense of Free and Slave Labour:
- 1885, The Era Almanack and Annual, page 79:
- Hérodiade, opera, in four acts, libretto by MM. Paul Milliet and Gremont, music by M. Jules Massenet, February 1.
References edit
- “M.”, in Collins English Dictionary.: “M. in British English / ABBREVIATION FOR […] Monsieur”
Etymology 2 edit
From Ms., Mrs., Mr., Miss, Mister, Mistress, Master, Magistrate, Missus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
M.
- (rare) A gender-neutral honorific, comparable to Mx., used instead of Mr., Mrs., etc.
- 1982 July 10, Mx. John Eldridge (username "floyd!jce"), More words and sex, net.nlang:
- while we're at it, let's get rid of all this Miss/Mrs/Mr/Ms crap. It wasn't much of a step to go from Miss/Mrs to Ms; after all, the issue should be that gender is unimportant. How about one generic title for everyone? For instance, M. Smith, M. Jones. […]
- 1983 September 27, Martin Taylor, Miss/Mrs/Ms, net.women:
- I like the idea of just "M. Smith". Who cares whether the person is male or female if the matters under discussion are just business? If this is confusable with "Malcolm Smith" or "Marylin Smith", why not use "Mx. Smith" instead. […]
- 1982 July 10, Mx. John Eldridge (username "floyd!jce"), More words and sex, net.nlang:
Etymology 3 edit
Abbreviation
Noun edit
M.
- Abbreviation of model.
Translations edit
References edit
- ^ “M.”, in Collins English Dictionary: “plural MM.”
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
M. m (plural MM.)
- Abbreviation of Monsieur.
- Synonym: Mr
Usage notes edit
- In modern standard French as spoken in France, the usual abbreviation of monsieur is M., and its plural, the abbreviation of messieurs, is MM. Uncommonly, Mr (and archaically Mr.) is found as an alternative abbreviation of monsieur; its plural is Mrs. In older French, especially in Louisiana, Guernsey and elsewhere, Messrs (and Messrs.) was found as an alternative plural, i.e. an alternative abbreviation of messieurs.
See also edit
Latin edit
Proper noun edit
M. m (indeclinable)
- Praenominal abbreviation of Marcus.
- (rare) Praenominal abbreviation of Manius.