mense
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
mense (countable and uncountable, plural menses)
- Property, owndom; possessions.
- (UK, dialect) manliness; dignity; comeliness; civility
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Verb edit
mense (third-person singular simple present menses, present participle mensing, simple past and past participle mensed)
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mense
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin mēnsa. Compare the inherited doublet moise, which acquired a technical sense.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mense f (plural menses)
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Further reading edit
- “mense”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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mense (plural menses)
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Italian edit
Noun edit
mense f
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmen.se/, [ˈmẽːs̠ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmen.se/, [ˈmɛnse]
Noun edit
mēnse
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mēnse