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mensis.

month

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈmẽː.sɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈmɛn.sis]

  1. month

    declension-3
    intrā mēnsem
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *mēnsis, extended from *mēns, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), probably from *meh₁- (“to measure”), referring to the moon's phases as the measure of time. Cognate with Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn), μήνη (mḗnē), English month, Scots moneth (“month”), Lithuanian mėnesis (“month”), North Frisian muunt (“month”), Saterland Frisian Mound (“month”), Dutch maand (“month”), German Low German Maand, Monat (“month”), German Monat (“month”), Danish måned (“month”), Swedish månad (“month”), Icelandic mánuður (“month”), Armenian ամիս (amis), Old Irish mí, Old Church Slavonic мѣсѧць (měsęcĭ).

noun[ˈmẽː.sɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈmɛn.sis]

  1. dative/ablative plural of mēnsa

    ablative · dative · form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

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verb[ˈmẽː.sɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈmɛn.sis]

  1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of mēnsus

    ablative · dative · feminine · form-of · masculine · neuter · participle · plural
Where this word comes from

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