mais

corn, maize
Ik hou van gegrilde mais op de barbecue.
I love grilled corn on the barbecue.

Mais is een belangrijk gewas in vele delen van de wereld.
Maize is an important crop in many parts of the world.

We plantten mais in onze tuin dit jaar.
We planted corn in our garden this year.

Derived terms Edit

Descendants Edit

Negerhollands: mais, majis
Skepi Creole Dutch: mais

Estonian Edit

Estonian Wikipedia has an article on:

mais

Wikipedia ^et

Etymology 1 Edit

Noun Edit

mais (genitive maisi, partitive maisi)

corn, maize

Declension Edit

Declension of mais (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	mais	maisid
accusative	maisi	maisid
genitive	maisi	maiside
partitive	maisi	maise maisisid
illative	maisi maisisse	maisidesse maisesse
inessive	maisis	maisides maises
elative	maisist	maisidest maisest
allative	maisile	maisidele maisele
adessive	maisil	maisidel maisel
ablative	maisilt	maisidelt maiselt
translative	maisiks	maisideks maiseks
terminative	maisini	maisideni
essive	maisina	maisidena
abessive	maisita	maisideta
comitative	maisiga	maisidega
Notes	1) The long illative singular form with -sse is rarely used for this declension type.

Etymology 2 Edit

Noun Edit

mais

inessive plural of maa

Etymology 3 Edit

Noun Edit

mais

inessive singular of mai

Fala Edit

Etymology Edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese mais, from Latin magis (“more”).

Pronunciation Edit

IPA^(key): /mai̯s/

Conjunction Edit

mais

but

Adverb Edit

mais

Frades Gaspar's form of máis (“more, -est”)

Determiner Edit

mais

Frades Gaspar's form of máis (“more, yet another”)

References Edit

Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎^[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN
Frades Gaspar, Domingo (2000) Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala‎^[2], 2nd edition, Sa Martín de Trevellu, Spain: Editora Regional de Extremadura, →ISBN, archived from the original on 2013-07-10

Faroese Edit

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno maisí, mahis (variously spelled).

Noun Edit

mais f (genitive singular maisar, uncountable)
mais n (genitive singular mais, uncountable)

maize

Declension Edit

Declension of mais (singular only)
f2s	singular
f2s	indefinite	definite
nominative	mais	maisin
accusative	mais	maisina
dative	mais	maisini
genitive	maisar	maisarinnar

n11s	Singular
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	mais	maisið
Accusative	mais	maisið
Dative	maisi	maisinum
Genitive	mais	maisins

Derived terms Edit

French Edit

Pronunciation Edit

IPA^(key): /mɛ/, (in liaison) /mɛ.z‿/
audio (file)
Homophones: mai, maie, mes, m’es, m’est, met, mets

Etymology 1 Edit

Inherited from Old French mes, mais, from Latin magis.

Conjunction Edit

mais

but, although

Interjection Edit

mais

an expression of surprise, disbelief, or frustration roughly equivalent to the English well, or sometimes yeah
Mais qu’est-ce que tu fais ? ― What the heck are you doing?

Derived terms Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

Noun Edit

mais m

plural of mai

Anagrams Edit

amis
misa

Galician Edit

Pronunciation Edit

IPA^(key): /mɐjs/

Conjunction Edit

mais

and; with
Eu mais uns amigos ― I and some friends
but
Eu acepto, mais só baixo unha condición.
I accept, but only under one condition.

Usage notes Edit

In the sense and sometimes used together with e to reinforce a statement: “Jack e mais eu” – “Jack and I”. When used together with an article the following contractions can occur:

mais + o = mailo
mais + a = maila
mais + os = mailos
mais + as = mailas

Synonyms Edit

(and): e
(but): pero

References Edit

“mais” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.

Gothic Edit

Romanization Edit

mais

Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃

Hiligaynon Edit

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from Spanish maíz.

Noun Edit

maís

maize; corn

Indo-Portuguese Edit

Etymology Edit

From Portuguese mais (“more”), from Old Galician-Portuguese mais (“more”), from Latin magis (“more”).

Adverb Edit

mais

forms the comparative and superlative of adjectives; more
- 1883, Hugo Schuchardt, Kreolische Studien, volume 3:
  Já fallou par su pai aquêl mais piquin, […]
  The youngest one told his father […]

Irish Edit

Etymology Edit

From Middle Irish mais, maiss, from Old Irish mass (“mass, lump”), from Latin massa (“mass, bulk; lump; dough”), from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”).

Pronunciation Edit

IPA^(key): /mˠaʃ/

Noun Edit

mais f (genitive singular maise, nominative plural maiseanna)

(physics, etc.) mass

Declension Edit

Declension of mais

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mais	maiseanna
Vocative	a mhais	a mhaiseanna
Genitive	maise	maiseanna
Dative	mais	maiseanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an mhais	na maiseanna
Genitive	na maise	na maiseanna
Dative	leis an mais don mhais	leis na maiseanna

Derived terms Edit

ainmfhocal maise (“mass noun”)
bithmhais (“biomass”)
mais adamhach (“atomic mass”)
maisfhuinneamh (“mass energy”)
maisghníomhaíocht (“mass action”)

Mutation Edit

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mais	mhais	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Italian Edit

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from Spanish maíz.

Pronunciation Edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmajs/^[1]
Audio (il mais) (file)
Rhymes: -ajs
Hyphenation: màis

Noun Edit

mais m (invariable)

maize, corn
Synonyms: frumentone, granoturco, granturco

References Edit

^ mais in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams Edit

Masi, Misa, masi, mi sa, siam

Ivatan Edit

Noun Edit

mais

corn

Kapampangan Edit

Alternative forms Edit

mayis

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno mahís.

Pronunciation Edit

IPA^(key): /məˈis/, [məˈis]
Hyphenation: ma‧is

Noun Edit

mais

maize; corn

Derived terms Edit

Karao Edit

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from Spanish maíz.

Noun Edit

mais

corn

Kavalan Edit

Noun Edit

mais

corn

Masbatenyo Edit

Noun Edit

maís

corn

Norman Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Old Northern French meis, from Latin mēnsis.

Norman Wikipedia has an article on:

mais

Wikipedia ^nrf

Pronunciation Edit

Audio (Jersey) (file)

Noun Edit

mais m (plural mais)

(Jersey) month

Alternative forms Edit

meis (Guernsey, continental Normandy)

Etymology 2 Edit

From Latin magis.

Conjunction Edit

mais

(Guernsey) but

Norwegian Bokmål Edit

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

mais

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from Spanish maiz, from Taíno mahis.

Noun Edit

mais m (definite singular maisen, indefinite plural maiser, definite plural maisene)

maize, corn (plant, Zea mays)
kernel(s) of maize / corn; sweetcorn; see also maiskorn

Derived terms Edit

References Edit

“mais” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk Edit

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

mais

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from Spanish maiz, from Taíno mahis.

Noun Edit

mais m (definite singular maisen, indefinite plural maisar, definite plural maisane)

maize, corn (plant, Zea mays)
kernel(s) of maize / corn; sweetcorn; see also maiskorn

Derived terms Edit

References Edit

“mais” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French Edit

Alternative forms Edit

mes

Etymology Edit

From Latin magis.

Conjunction Edit

mais

but

Descendants Edit

French: mais

Old Occitan Edit

Etymology Edit

From Latin magis.

Pronunciation Edit

IPA^(key): /majs/

Adverb Edit

mais

more
- c. 1170, Bernart de Ventadorn, canso:
  Val us sols jorns mais de cen.
  One single day is worth more than a hundred.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Portuguese Edit

Pronunciation Edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmajs/ [ˈmaɪ̯s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈmajʃ/ [ˈmaɪ̯ʃ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmajʃ/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -ajs, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -ajʃ
Homophones: mas (Brazil), más (Brazil) (both with intrusive /j/)
Hyphenation: mais
Audio (Brazil) (file)

Etymology 1 Edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese mais, from Latin magis (“more”). Doublet of mas. Displaced collateral (Old Portuguese) form chus.

Alternative forms Edit

mays (obsolete spelling)

Adverb Edit

mais (not comparable)

used to form the comparative of adjectives and adverbs; more; -er
- 1914, Alberto Caeiro, O Tejo é mais belo que o rio que corre pela minha aldeia:
  O Tejo é mais bello que o rio que corre pela minha aldeia
  The Tagus is more beautiful than the river that flows through my village
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 246:
  Então continuaram a estudar enquanto o céu lá fora se tornava gradualmente mais escuro.
  Then they continued to study while the sky outside was becoming gradually darker.
- 2009 (3rd edition), Elaine N. Marieb, Katja Hoehn, Anatomia e Fisiologia, Artmed Editora, page 366:
  […] , quanto maior o diâmetro axonal, mais rapidamente ele conduz impulsos.
  […] , the greater the axonal diameter, the faster it conducts impulses.
preceded by the definitive article, used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs; most; -est
- 2012, Maria José Silvestre, Acaso, Xlibris Corporation, page 85:
  […] , num final de dia muito frio, o mais frio desse ano.
  […] , in the end of a very cold day, the coldest this year.
more (to a greater degree or extent)
- 2009, Afonso Zilio, Ensinamentos Através Dos Sonhos, Clube dos Autores, page 143:
  Então eu corri mais, esperando dar tempo de passar.
  So I ran more, hoping there would be enough time to go through.
(with indefinite or interrogative pronoun) else
(in negative sentences) any more, any longer
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 182:
  Ele tem razão, eu não quero mais dormir no mesmo dormitório que ele, ele é doido.
  He is right, I don't want to sleep in the same dormitory as him any more, he is crazy.
Não gosto mais de morar aqui
I don’t like living here any more

Quotations Edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mais.

Conjunction Edit

mais

(arithmetic) plus (sum of the previous one and the following one)
(Brazil, colloquial) and; with; together with
Eu mais ela vamos 'tar casando
She and I are getting married.

Quotations Edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mais.

Noun Edit

mais m (invariable)

plus sign (name of the character +)
Synonym: sinal de mais

Etymology 2 Edit

Alteration of mas through the epenthesis of /j/ in Brazilian Portuguese.

Conjunction Edit

mais

(Brazil) Misspelling of mas.

Romansch Edit

Etymology Edit

From Latin mēnsis. Compare Catalan mes, French mois, Italian mese, Portuguese mês, Spanish mes.

Noun Edit

mais m

month

Tagalog Edit

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno mahís.

Pronunciation Edit

Hyphenation: ma‧is
IPA^(key): /maˈʔis/, [mɐˈʔis]

Noun Edit

maís (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔)

maize; corn, the grain from Zea mays

Derived terms Edit

Related terms Edit

mais kon yelo

Anagrams Edit

misa

Tiruray Edit

Noun Edit

mais

corn

Waray-Waray Edit

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.

Noun Edit

maís

corn, the grain from Zea mays

West Frisian Edit

Etymology Edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun Edit

mais c (no plural)

maize, corn

mais

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