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

• Amys, Smay, SyAM, Yams, syma, yams, yas'm

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ys/, [ˈmäʏs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.is/, [ˈmäːis]

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.