Meaning

  1. (masculine) month (each of the twelve periods into which the year is divided)
  2. (masculine) month (period between any date in one month and the corresponding date in the following month)
  3. (masculine) month (period of thirty consecutive days)
  4. (masculine) monthly fee, payment
  5. (colloquial, masculine) menstruation

Synonyms

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈme(j)s/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mes, from Latin mēnsis (“month”). Compare Galician, Spanish, and Catalan mes, Italian mese, French mois, and Romansch mais.

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