mense

English

Etymology

From earlier mensk, from Middle English menske (“courtesy, honour”), from Old English mennisċu (“the human condition, humanity”) and/or Old Norse menska (“humanity”). More at mennish, mensch.

Noun

mense (countable and uncountable, plural menses)

1. Property, owndom; possessions.
2. (UK, dialect) manliness; dignity; comeliness; civility

Derived terms

• menseful
• menseless

Verb

mense (third-person singular simple present menses, present participle mensing, simple past and past participle mensed)

1. To adorn, bring honour to; grace.

Anagrams

• Semen, menes, mesen, mesne, neems, semen

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

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Noun

mense

1. plural of mens: people

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mēnsa. Compare the inherited doublet moise, which acquired a technical sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑ̃s/

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Noun

mense f (plural menses)

1. (archaic) table
2. Ecclesiastical revenue, especially that of an abbey

Related terms

• commensal

Further reading

• “mense”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Interlingua

Etymology

From Latin mensis (“month”).

Noun

mense (plural menses)

1. month

See also

• januario
• februario
• martio
• april
• maio
• junio
• julio
• augusto
• septembre
• octobre
• novembre
• decembre

Italian

Noun

mense f

1. plural of mensa

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmen.se/, [ˈmẽːs̠ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmen.se/, [ˈmɛnse]

Noun

mēnse

1. ablative singular of mēnsis

Participle

mēnse

1. vocative masculine singular of mēnsus

Anagrams

• semen