month

Meaning

  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. (in-plural, obsolete) A woman's period; menstrual discharge.

Synonyms

moon
A2
🌔
Moon
A2
🌔
day
A1

hour of birth

calendar month
lunar month
June
B2
May
A1
April
B1
August
B2
February
C1
ides
46k
July
B2
March
B1
October
B2
season
B1
September
B2
crescent moon
🌙
new
A1
🆕
nones
june
B2

october

mar.

sun
A2
🌞
menstrual period
birthdate

next month

jun.
30k
mo.

september

harvest time
lunation

july

monthly
C1
Translations

mois
mes
mese
Monat
maand
mês

μήνας

mes
mensis
ay
🌔
meh
شهر

mes

heyv
🌔
Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mʌnθ/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
month
Inherited from Old English
mōnaþ
Cognate with Scots
moneth
Cognate with Northern Frisian
muunt
Cognate with Saterland Frisian
Mound
Cognate with Dutch
Dutch
maand
Cognate with German
German
Monat
Cognate with Danish
-
Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål
måned
Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk
-
Cognate with Swedish
månad
Cognate with Icelandic
mánuði
Cognate with Latin
mēnsis
Cognate with Ancient Greek
μήν
Cognate with Armenian
ամիս
Cognate with Old Irish
mí
Cognate with Church Slavic
мѣсѧць
In summary

From Middle English mon(e)th, from Old English mōnaþ, from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs (“month”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), probably derived from *meh₁- (“measure”) with moon-cycles being used to measure time. Related to moon.

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