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Etymology
Middle English < Old English monaþ|m�nað < Proto-Germanic *mænoth- < Proto-Indo-European *me(n)ses- (moon, month), probably from PIE base *mê- (to measure), referring to the moon�s phases as the measure of time. Cognate with moon.
Pronunciation
AHD|mÅnth
IPA|/m�nθ/
SAMPA|/mVnT/
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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�nθ|-�nθ
Noun
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- A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon. In the Gregorian calendar there are twelve months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December.
- A period of 30 days, 31 days, or some alternation thereof.
Related terms
monthly
month of Sundays
Translations
trans-top|period into which a year is divided
Albanian: muaj m
Amuzgo: chi'
Arabic: ARchar|ش�ر|ش���ر� (šáhr) m, ARchar|اش�ر|أ�ش���ر� (�úšhur) p, ARchar|ش��ر|ش����ر� (šuhú�r) p
Aramaic:
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Breton: miz m, mizioù p; mizvezh m, mizvezhioù p
Bosnian: mjesec m
Bulgarian: ме�е� (mésets) m, ме�е�и (mésetsi) p
Catalan: mes#Catalan|mes m, mesos p :ca:mes|^
Chinese: � (yuè), �份 (yuèfèn)
Crimean Tatar: ay#Crimean Tatar|ay
Croatian: mjesec m
Czech: mÄ�sÃc m
Danish: måned
Dutch: maand f
Estonian: kuu
Ewe: dzinu n, ɣleti n
Finnish: kuukausi (kuu when preceded by a modifier, e.g., ensi kuussa = next month) (:fi:kuukausi|^)
French: mois m
German: Monat m, Monate p :de:Monat|^
Greek: μήναÏ� (mÃnas) m
Hebrew: ���ש (hodesh) m
Hindi: मह�ना (mahīn�) m
Hungarian: hónap
Icelandic: mánuður
Inari Sami: mánuppaje
Indonesian: bulan
Irish: mÃ
Italian: mese m
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Japanese: æ�� (ã�¤ã��, tsukÃ; ã��ã�¤, gatsú)
Korean: � (dal), � (weol)
Kurdish:
Latin: mensis m
Latvian: m�nesis m
Livonian: kū#Livonian|kū
Lower Sorbian: mjasec
Malay: bulan
Malayalam: മാസ� (m�sam)
Maltese: xahar
Manchu: biya
Marathi: महिना (mahin�)
Northern Sami: mánotbadji
Norwegian: måned
Ojibwe: giizis, giizisoog p
Old English: monaþ m
Polish: miesi�c m, miesi�ce p
Portuguese: mês m
Romanian: lun� f
Romansch: mais m
Russian: ме��� (mésjats) m, ме���� (mésjatsy) p
Scottish Gaelic: mìos m
Serbian: ме�е� (mesec) m
Skolt Sami: mään, määnpââ´jj
Slovak: mesiac m
Slovene: mesec m
Spanish: mes m, meses p
Swahili: mwezi
Swedish: månad c
Telugu: న�ల (nela), మాసమ� (maasamu)
Thai: THchar|à¹�à¸�ืà¸à¸� (deuuan)
Turkish: ay
Ukrainian: мÑ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (mÃsjatsâ��) m
Upper Sorbian: m�sac
Urdu: URchar|����ا (mahīn�) m, URchar|����� (mahīnah) m
Welsh: mis
Yiddish: ���ש#Yiddish|���ש m
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See also
quarter
week
year
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