mois

See also: mõis

French

Etymology

From Middle French moys, from Old French mois, from earlier meis, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). Compare Catalan mes, Italian mese, Occitan mes, Portuguese mês, Romansch mais, Spanish mes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mwa/, /mwɑ/

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• Homophone: moi (/mwa/)

Noun

mois m (plural mois)

1. month

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• omis

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