mays

See also: Mays and mãys

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪz

Noun

mays

  1. plural of may

Verb

mays

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of may

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

mays f (genitive maydis); third declension

  1. corn (Zea mays)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative mays maydēs
genitive maydis maydum
dative maydī maydibus
accusative maydem maydēs
ablative mayde maydibus
vocative mays maydēs

Old French

Noun

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

  1. May (month)

Descendants

  • Middle French: May
    • French: mai
      • Guianese Creole: mè
      • Haitian Creole: me
      • → English: may
      • → Iranian Persian: مه (me)
      • Louisiana Creole: mê
      • → South Azerbaijani: مه (mə)
      • → Tunisian Arabic: ماي (mēy)
  • Norman: mai, mouai, me
  • Walloon: may
  • → Middle English: May, Mai
    • English: May (see there for further descendants)
      • Bislama: mei
      • Pitcairn-Norfolk: Mieh
      • Tok Pisin: Mei
    • Scots: Mey

Portuguese

Adverb

mays (not comparable)

  1. obsolete spelling of mais
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