mais

See also: Mais, maïs, maís, máis, and màis

Asi

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.

Noun

mais

1. maize; corn

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.

Noun

maís

1. maize; corn

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.

Noun

mais

1. maize; a grain crop of the species Zea mays; corn
2. the grain from this plant

Derived terms

• kamaisan
• maisan
• minaisan

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Cuyunon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.

Noun

mais

1. corn, the grain from Zea mays

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Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin mē(n)sis. Compare French mois, Italian mese, Portuguese mês, Romansch mais, Spanish mes.

Noun

mais m

1. month

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• maïs

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːi̯s/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: mais

Noun

mais m (uncountable)

1. corn, maize

Derived terms

• maisbrand
• maiskolf

Descendants

• Negerhollands: mais, majis
• Skepi Creole Dutch: mais

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Estonian

Etymology 1

Noun

mais (genitive maisi, partitive maisi)

1. corn, maize

Declension

Declension of mais (type riik)

	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

Noun

mais

1. inessive plural of maa

Etymology 3

Noun

mais

1. inessive singular of mai

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Fala

Etymology

From Old Portuguese mais, from Latin magis (“more”).

Adverb

mais

1. most; -est (forms superlatives)
   • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme I, Chapter 1: Lengua Española:

     O términu de Valverdi, mais grandi, limita con Portugal, precisamenti con dois distintius Departamentos, que eran Beira Alta con capital en Guarda, a Beira Baixa con capital en Castelo Branco.

     The Valverde locality, the biggest, borders Portugal, more precisely with two distinct departments, which were Beira Alta with Guarda as its capital, and Beira Baixa with Castelo Branco as its capital.

Determiner

mais

1. more than what has been specified
   • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme VI, Chapter 1::

     Poin encontralsi, a o millol, hasta “oito” o mais.

     There can be found, at best, up to “eight” or more.

2. yet another
   • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme I, Chapter 2: Númerus?:

     As lenguas, idiomas, dialectus o falas tenin un-as funciós mui claras desde o principiu dos siglu i si hai contabilizaus en o mundu un-as 8.000 lenguas, ca un-a con sua importancia numérica relativa, a nossa fala é un tesoiru mais entre elas.

     The tongues, languages or regional variants have some very clear functions since the beginning of the centuries and some 8,000 languages have been accounted for in the world, each with its relative numerical importance, Fala is yet another treasure among them.

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Faroese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno maisí, mahis (variously spelled).

Noun

mais f (genitive singular maisar, uncountable)
mais n (genitive singular mais, uncountable)

1. maize

Declension

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

• maisardrýlur m
• maisarkorn n
• maisarmjøl n
• maisflykra f
• maismjøl n

 

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛ/, (in liaison) /mɛ.z‿/

• audio

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• Homophones: mai, maie, mes, m'es, m'est, met, mets

Etymology 1

From Old French mes, mais, from Latin magis.

Conjunction

mais

1. but, although

Interjection

mais

1. an expression of surprise, disbelief, or frustration roughly equivalent to the English well, or sometimes yeah

Derived terms

• mais bien sûr
• mais encore
• mais où est donc Ornicar
• mais oui
• non mais

 

See also

• cependant
• sauf

Further reading

• “mais”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Etymology 2

Noun

mais m

1. plural of mai

Anagrams

• amis
• misa

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Galician

Conjunction

mais

1. and; with

   Eu mais uns amigos ― I and some friends

2. but

   Eu acepto, mais só baixo unha condición.

   I accept, but only under one condition.

Usage notes

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:

• mais + o = mailo
• mais + a = maila
• mais + os = mailos
• mais + as = mailas

Synonyms

• (and): e
• (but): pero

Further reading

• “mais” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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Gothic

Romanization

mais

1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃

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Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz.

Noun

maís

1. maize; corn

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Indo-Portuguese

Etymology

From Portuguese mais (“more”), from Old Portuguese mais (“more”), from Latin magis (“more”).

Adverb

mais

1. 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 […]

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Irish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /mˠaʃ/

Noun

mais f (genitive singular maise, nominative plural maiseanna)

1. (physics, etc.) mass

Declension

Declension of mais

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative mais maiseanna Vocative a mhais a mhaiseanna Genitive maise maiseanna Dative mais maiseanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an mhais na maiseanna Genitive na maise na maiseanna Dative leis an mais don mhais leis na maiseanna

Derived terms

• ainmfhocal maise (“mass noun”)
• bithmhais (“biomass”)
• mais adamhach (“atomic mass”)
• maisfhuinneamh (“mass energy”)
• maisghníomhaíocht (“mass action”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
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

• "mais" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “mass” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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Italian

Etymology

From Spanish maíz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmajs/

• Audio (il mais)

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• Rhymes: -ajs
• Hyphenation: màis

Noun

mais m (invariable)

1. maize, corn

   Synonyms: frumentone, granoturco, granturco

Further reading

• mais in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Masi, Misa, masi, mi sa, siam

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Ivatan

Noun

mais

1. corn

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Karao

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz.

Noun

mais

1. corn

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Kavalan

Noun

mais

1. corn

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Masbatenyo

Noun

maís

1. corn

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Norman

Etymology 1

From Old Northern French meis, from Latin mēnsis.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey)

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Noun

mais m (plural mais)

1. (Jersey) month

Alternative forms

• meis (Guernsey, continental Normandy)

Etymology 2

From Latin magis.

Conjunction

mais

1. (Guernsey) but

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maiz, from Taíno mahis.

Noun

mais m (definite singular maisen, indefinite plural maiser, definite plural maisene)

1. maize, corn (plant, Zea mays)
2. kernel(s) of maize / corn; sweetcorn; see also maiskorn

Derived terms

• maiskolbe
• maiskorn
• sukkermais

References

• “mais” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maiz, from Taíno mahis.

Noun

mais m (definite singular maisen, indefinite plural maisar, definite plural maisane)

1. maize, corn (plant, Zea mays)
2. kernel(s) of maize / corn; sweetcorn; see also maiskorn

Derived terms

• maiskolbe
• maiskorn
• sukkermais

 

References

• “mais” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old French

Alternative forms

• mes

Etymology

From Latin magis.

Conjunction

mais

1. but

Descendants

• French: mais

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Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin magis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /majs/

Adverb

mais

1. more
   • c. 1170, Bernart de Ventadorn, canso:

     Val us sols jorns mais de cen.

     One single day is worth more than a hundred.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• mays (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese mais, from Latin magis (“more”). Doublet of mas. Displaced collateral (Old Portuguese) form chus.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /ˈmajs/, [ˈmaɪ̯s]

• IPA^(key): (Brazil including São Paulo) /ˈmajs/, [ˈmaɪ̯s]
  • IPA^(key): (Rio de Janeiro) /ˈmajʃ/, [ˈmaɪ̯ʃ]

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /ˈmajʃ/, [ˈmaɪ̯ʃ]

• Homophones: mas (Brazil), más (Brazil)
• Hyphenation: mais

• Audio

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Adverb

mais (not comparable)

2. 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.

4. 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.

6. 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.

7. (with indefinite or interrogative pronoun) else
9. (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

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mais.

Conjunction

mais

2. (arithmetic) plus (sum of the previous one and the following one)
4. (Brazil, colloquial) and; with; together with.

   Eu mais ela vamos 'tar casando

   She and I are getting married.

6. (Brazil) Misspelling of mas.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mais.

Noun

mais m (plural mais)

2. plus sign (name of the character +)

   Synonym: sinal de mais

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mais.

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Romansch

Etymology

From Latin mēnsis. Compare Catalan mes, French mois, Italian mese, Portuguese mês, Spanish mes.

Noun

mais m

1. month

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐʔˈis]

Noun

maís

1. corn, the grain from Zea mays

Anagrams

• misa

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Tiruray

Noun

mais

1. corn

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Waray-Waray

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.

Noun

maís

1. corn, the grain from Zea mays

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West Frisian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mais c (no plural)

1. maize, corn

Further reading

• “mais”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011