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See also: MOIs, mõis, and Mois

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French moys, from Old French mois, from earlier meis, from Latin mēnsis.

Compare Catalan mes, Italian mese, Occitan mes, Portuguese mês, Romansch mais, Spanish mes.

Pronunciation

Noun

mois m (invariable)

  1. month [from c. 1100]
  2. (euphemistic, archaic) period, menstruation [1535—early 20th c.]
    Synonym: règles

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Old French

Alternative forms

  • meis (early Old French or northern dialects)

Etymology

From earlier meis, from Latin mēnsis.

Noun

mois oblique singular, m (oblique plural mois, nominative singular mois, nominative plural mois)

  1. month

Descendants

  • Middle French: moys
  • Norman: mais (Jersey), meis (Guernsey, continental Normandy)
  • Walloon: moes

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