mois
See also: mõis
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle French moys, from Old French mois, from earlier meis, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). Compare Catalan mes, Italian mese, Occitan mes, Portuguese mês, Romansch mais, Spanish mes.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mois m (plural mois)
- month [from c. 1100]
- (euphemistic, archaic) period, menstruation [1535—early 20th c.]
- Synonym: règles
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Further readingEdit
- “mois”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
AnagramsEdit
Old FrenchEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- meis (early Old French or northern dialects)
EtymologyEdit
From earlier meis, from Latin mēnsis.
NounEdit
mois m (oblique plural mois, nominative singular mois, nominative plural mois)