"May" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Deutsch]

IPA: maɪ̯ Audio: De-May2.ogg , De-May.ogg
Forms: Mai [variant], Mey [variant], der May [nominative, singular, masculine], die May [nominative, singular, feminine], die Mays [nominative, plural], des May [genitive, singular, masculine], des Mays [genitive, singular, masculine], Mays [genitive, singular, masculine], der May [genitive, singular, feminine], der Mays [genitive, plural], dem May [dative, singular, masculine], der May [dative, singular, feminine], den Mays [dative, plural], den May [accusative, singular, masculine], die May [accusative, singular, feminine], die Mays [accusative, plural]
  1. Familienname, Nachname
    Sense id: de-May-de-noun-ENzidq3Q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Maibaum, Maibohm, Maibom, Maienschein, Maikranz, Maischein, Maybaum, Mayenschein, Meybohm Translations (Familienname, Nachname): May (Englisch)

Noun [Englisch]

IPA: meɪ Audio: En-us-May.ogg
Rhymes: eɪ
  1. fünfter Monat des Jahres im gregorianischen Kalender; Mai
    Sense id: de-May-en-noun-scqCsE6R
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: month Translations (Kalender: fünfter Monat des Jahres): Mai [masculine] (Deutsch)

Noun [Englisch]

IPA: meɪ Forms: Mae [variant]
Rhymes: eɪ
  1. englischer weiblicher Vorname
    Sense id: de-May-en-noun-ChrySsVH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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              8
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              0,
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Kalender: fünfter Monat des Jahres",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mai"
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    "abgeleitet vom Monatsnamen May"
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    },
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        "singular",
        "masculine"
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        "masculine"
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        "dative",
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              44,
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              3
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              0,
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      "sense": "Familienname, Nachname",
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    {
      "sense_index": "1",
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    },
    {
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    {
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    },
    {
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    {
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    },
    {
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    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/54/En-us-May.ogg/En-us-May.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-us-May.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "US-amerikanisch"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "eɪ"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Kalender: fünfter Monat des Jahres",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mai"
    }
  ],
  "word": "May"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Anagramm sortiert (Englisch)",
    "Einträge mit Endreim (Englisch)",
    "Englisch",
    "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
    "Substantiv (Englisch)",
    "Vorname (Englisch)",
    "siehe auch"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "abgeleitet vom Monatsnamen May"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Mae",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
        "variant"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "May",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "other_pos": [
    "name"
  ],
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Substantiv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "englischer weiblicher Vorname"
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "meɪ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "eɪ"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "feminine"
  ],
  "word": "May"
}

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