mais
Asi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.
Noun[edit]
mais
Bikol Central[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
maís
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.
Noun[edit]
mais
Derived terms[edit]
Cuyunon[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.
Noun[edit]
mais
Dalmatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin mē(n)sis. Compare French mois, Italian mese, Portuguese mês, Romansch mais, Spanish mes.
Noun[edit]
mais m
Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mais m (uncountable)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Estonian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
mais (genitive maisi, partitive maisi)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | mais | maisid |
genitive | maisi | maiside |
partitive | maisi | maise / maisisid |
illative | maisi / maisisse | maisidesse / maisesse |
inessive | maisis | maisides / maises |
elative | maisist | maisidest / maisest |
allative | maisile | maisidele / maisele |
adessive | maisil | maisidel / maisel |
ablative | maisilt | maisidelt / maiselt |
translative | maisiks | maisideks / maiseks |
terminative | maisini | maisideni |
essive | maisina | maisidena |
abessive | maisita | maisideta |
comitative | maisiga | maisidega |
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
mais
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
mais
Fala[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Galician-Portuguese mais, from Latin magis (“more”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
mais
Adverb[edit]
mais
- Frades Gaspar's form of máis (“more, -est”)
Determiner[edit]
mais
- Frades Gaspar's form of máis (“more, yet another”)
References[edit]
- Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu [Fala Dictionary][1], CIDLeS, →ISBN, page 193
Faroese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno maisí, mahis (variously spelled).
Noun[edit]
mais f (genitive singular maisar, uncountable)
mais n (genitive singular mais, uncountable)
Declension[edit]
Declension of mais (singular only) | ||
---|---|---|
f2s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | mais | maisin |
accusative | mais | maisina |
dative | mais | maisini |
genitive | maisar | maisarinnar |
n11s | Singular | |
Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | mais | maisið |
Accusative | mais | maisið |
Dative | maisi | maisinum |
Genitive | mais | maisins |
Derived terms[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Old French mes, mais, from Latin magis.
Conjunction[edit]
mais
Interjection[edit]
mais
- an expression of surprise, disbelief, or frustration roughly equivalent to the English well, or sometimes yeah
- Mais qu'est-ce que tu fais ? ― What the heck are you doing?
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “mais”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
mais m
Anagrams[edit]
Galician[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
mais
- and; with
- Eu mais uns amigos ― I and some friends
- but
- Eu acepto, mais só baixo unha condición.
- I accept, but only under one condition.
Usage notes[edit]
In the sense and sometimes used together with e to reinforce a statement: “Jack e mais eu” – “Jack and I”. When used together with an article the following contractions can occur:
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “mais” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
Further reading[edit]
- “mais” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Gothic[edit]
Romanization[edit]
mais
- Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃
Hiligaynon[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
maís
Indo-Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese mais (“more”), from Old Galician-Portuguese mais (“more”), from Latin magis (“more”).
Adverb[edit]
mais
- forms the comparative and superlative of adjectives; more
- 1883, Hugo Schuchardt, Kreolische Studien, volume 3:
- Já fallou par su pai aquêl mais piquin, […]
- The youngest one told his father […]
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish mais, maiss, from Old Irish mass (“mass, lump”), from Latin massa (“mass, bulk; lump; dough”), from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mais f (genitive singular maise, nominative plural maiseanna)
Declension[edit]
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- ainmfhocal maise (“mass noun”)
- bithmhais (“biomass”)
- mais adamhach (“atomic mass”)
- maisfhuinneamh (“mass energy”)
- maisghníomhaíocht (“mass action”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mais | mhais | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “mais”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “mass”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2023
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mais m (invariable)
- maize, corn
- Synonyms: frumentone, granoturco, granturco
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- mais in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams[edit]
Ivatan[edit]
Noun[edit]
mais
Karao[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
mais
Kavalan[edit]
Noun[edit]
mais
Masbatenyo[edit]
Noun[edit]
maís
Norman[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Northern French meis, from Latin mēnsis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Noun[edit]
mais m (plural mais)
Alternative forms[edit]
- meis (Guernsey, continental Normandy)
Etymology 2[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
mais
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish maiz, from Taíno mahis.
Noun[edit]
mais m (definite singular maisen, indefinite plural maiser, definite plural maisene)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “mais” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish maiz, from Taíno mahis.
Noun[edit]
mais m (definite singular maisen, indefinite plural maisar, definite plural maisane)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “mais” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
mais
Descendants[edit]
- French: mais
Old Occitan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
mais
- more
- c. 1170, Bernart de Ventadorn, canso:
- Val us sols jorns mais de cen.
- One single day is worth more than a hundred.
- c. 1170, Bernart de Ventadorn, canso:
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ajs, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -ajʃ
- Homophones: mas (Brazil), más (Brazil) (both with intrusive /j/)
- Hyphenation: mais
Audio (Brazil) (file)
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Galician-Portuguese mais, from Latin magis (“more”). Doublet of mas. Displaced collateral (Old Portuguese) form chus.
Alternative forms[edit]
- mays (obsolete spelling)
Adverb[edit]
mais (not comparable)
- used to form the comparative of adjectives and adverbs; more; -er
- 1914, Alberto Caeiro, O Tejo é mais belo que o rio que corre pela minha aldeia:
- O Tejo é mais bello que o rio que corre pela minha aldeia
- The Tagus is more beautiful than the river that flows through my village
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 246:
- Então continuaram a estudar enquanto o céu lá fora se tornava gradualmente mais escuro.
- Then they continued to study while the sky outside was becoming gradually darker.
- 2009 (3rd edition), Elaine N. Marieb, Katja Hoehn, Anatomia e Fisiologia, Artmed Editora, page 366:
- […] , quanto maior o diâmetro axonal, mais rapidamente ele conduz impulsos.
- […] , the greater the axonal diameter, the faster it conducts impulses.
- preceded by the definitive article, used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs; most; -est
- 2012, Maria José Silvestre, Acaso, Xlibris Corporation, page 85:
- […] , num final de dia muito frio, o mais frio desse ano.
- […] , in the end of a very cold day, the coldest this year.
- more (to a greater degree or extent)
- 2009, Afonso Zilio, Ensinamentos Através Dos Sonhos, Clube dos Autores, page 143:
- Então eu corri mais, esperando dar tempo de passar.
- So I ran more, hoping there would be enough time to go through.
- (with indefinite or interrogative pronoun) else
- (in negative sentences) any more, any longer
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 182:
- Ele tem razão, eu não quero mais dormir no mesmo dormitório que ele, ele é doido.
- He is right, I don't want to sleep in the same dormitory as him any more, he is crazy.
- Não gosto mais de morar aqui
- I don’t like living here any more
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:mais.
Conjunction[edit]
mais
- (arithmetic) plus (sum of the previous one and the following one)
- (Brazil, colloquial) and; with; together with
- Eu mais ela vamos 'tar casando
- She and I are getting married.
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:mais.
Noun[edit]
mais m (invariable)
- plus sign (name of the character +)
- Synonym: sinal de mais
Etymology 2[edit]
Alteration of mas through the epenthesis of /j/ in Brazilian Portuguese.
Conjunction[edit]
mais
Romansch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin mēnsis. Compare Catalan mes, French mois, Italian mese, Portuguese mês, Spanish mes.
Noun[edit]
mais m
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno mahís.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
maís (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Tiruray[edit]
Noun[edit]
mais
Waray-Waray[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.
Noun[edit]
maís
West Frisian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
mais c (no plural)
Further reading[edit]
- “mais”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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