month

Signification (Anglais)

1. A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
2. A period of 30 days, 31 days, or some alternation thereof.
3. (obsolete) A woman's period; menstrual discharge.

Concepts

mois

lune

dernier tiers du mois

mois de l’année

lunaison

mois lunaire

mois du calendrier

février

mars

Avril

avril

mai

juin

zomermaand

juillet

aout

août

Sept

septembre

Oct

octobre

m

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/mʌnθ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English month, moneth, from Old English mōnaþ (“month”), from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs (“month”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”), referring to the moon's phases as the measure of time, equivalent to moon + -th.
Cognate with Scots moneth (“month”); North Frisian muunt (“month”); Saterland Frisian Mound (“month”), Dutch maand (“month”); German Low German Maand, Monat (“month”); German Monat (“month”); Danish and Norwegian Bokmål måned (“month”); Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish månad (“month”); Icelandic mánuði (“month”); Latin mēnsis (“month”); Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn); Armenian ամիս (amis); Old Irish mí; Old Church Slavonic мѣсѧць (měsęcĭ). See also moon.