mensis

Meaning

Noun

month

Verb

dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of mēnsus

Concepts

month

moon

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name of the month

month's name

Synonyms

mensis mensis

Translations

mese

mes

mois

mês

maand

Monat

mes

ay

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μήνας

meh

mes

شهر

heyv

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hîv

🌔

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈmẽː.sɪs]

Etymology

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).