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mays

See also: Mays and mãys

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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

mays

  1. plural of may

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mays

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of may

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mays f (genitive maydis); third declension

  1. corn (Zea mays)

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mays maydēs
Genitive maydis maydum
Dative maydī maydibus
Accusative maydem maydēs
Ablative mayde maydibus
Vocative mays maydēs

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Noun edit

mays oblique singular, m (oblique plural mays, nominative singular mays, nominative plural mays)

  1. May (month)

Descendants edit

  • Middle French: May
    • French: mai
      • Guianese Creole: mè
      • Haitian Creole: me
      • → English: may
      • → Iranian Persian: مه (me)
      • Louisiana Creole: mê
      • → South Azerbaijani: مه (mə)
      • → Tunisian Arabic: ماي (mēy)
  • Norman: mai, mouai, me
  • Walloon: may
  • → Middle English: May, Mai
    • English: May (see there for further descendants)
      • Bislama: mei
      • Pitcairn-Norfolk: Mieh
      • Tok Pisin: Mei
    • Scots: Mey

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mays (not comparable)

  1. Obsolete spelling of mais.
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