Mais
English edit
Etymology edit
- As an English surname (Durham), variant of Mayes.
- As a German surname, from the obsolete Middle High German meiz (“cleared land”).
Proper noun edit
Mais
- A surname.
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi.
Noun edit
Mais m (strong, genitive Maises or Mais, no plural)
- maize; corn (US)
- Synonyms: (Austria) Kukuruz, (archaic) türkischer Weizen, (archaic) türkisch Korn, (dated) Welschkorn
Usage notes edit
- In German-speaking Europe, maize is commonest as a fodder crop. In cuisine, it is generally regarded and used as a vegetable. Referring to it as a Getreide (“cereal”) may strike non-specialist German-speakers as unusual or wrong (though it is, of course, biologically correct).
Declension edit
Declension of Mais [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
Mais
Further reading edit
- “Mais” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Mais” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Mais” in Duden online
- Mais on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
Mais m (uncountable)
- maize, sweetcorn
- Synonym: Tierkesche Weess