méize

Ligurian

Etymology

From Latin mēnsem, accusative case form of mēnsis, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), probably from the root *meh₁- (“to measure””), referring to the moon's phases as the measure of time.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeize/

Noun

méize m (plural méixi)

  1. month

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