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Noun [Afrikaans]

Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Anon1314-mense.wav
Head templates: {{head|af|noun form}} mense
  1. plural of mens: people Tags: form-of, plural Form of: mens (extra: people)
    Sense id: en-mense-af-noun-2cpum06c Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [English]

IPA: /mɛns/ Forms: menses [plural]
Etymology: From earlier mensk, from Middle English menske (“courtesy, honour”), from Old English mennisċu (“the human condition, humanity”) and/or Old Norse menska (“humanity”). More at mennish, mensch. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|menske||courtesy, honour}} Middle English menske (“courtesy, honour”), {{cog|ang|mennisċu|t=the human condition, humanity}} Old English mennisċu (“the human condition, humanity”), {{der|en|non|menska|t=humanity}} Old Norse menska (“humanity”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mense (countable and uncountable, plural menses)
  1. Property, owndom; possessions. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mense-en-noun-pgk~6QRa
  2. (UK, dialect) Decency; propriety; civility. Tags: UK, countable, dialectal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mense-en-noun-n7zYdsKP Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 42 33 19
  3. (UK, dialect) A large amount. Tags: UK, countable, dialectal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mense-en-noun-bHaDYSA0 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: menseful, menseless

Verb [English]

IPA: /mɛns/ Forms: menses [present, singular, third-person], mensing [participle, present], mensed [participle, past], mensed [past]
Etymology: From earlier mensk, from Middle English menske (“courtesy, honour”), from Old English mennisċu (“the human condition, humanity”) and/or Old Norse menska (“humanity”). More at mennish, mensch. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|menske||courtesy, honour}} Middle English menske (“courtesy, honour”), {{cog|ang|mennisċu|t=the human condition, humanity}} Old English mennisċu (“the human condition, humanity”), {{der|en|non|menska|t=humanity}} Old Norse menska (“humanity”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} mense (third-person singular simple present menses, present participle mensing, simple past and past participle mensed)
  1. To adorn, bring honour to; grace.
    Sense id: en-mense-en-verb-axLENV-n

Noun [French]

IPA: /mɑ̃s/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-mense.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: menses [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin mēnsa. Compare the inherited doublet moise, which acquired a technical sense. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|mēnsa}} Borrowed from Latin mēnsa, {{doublet|fr|moise|notext=1}} moise Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} mense f (plural menses)
  1. (archaic) table Tags: archaic, feminine
    Sense id: en-mense-fr-noun-DU~Ep403
  2. Ecclesiastical revenue, especially that of an abbey Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mense-fr-noun-Xk7O8M0i Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: commensal

Noun [Interlingua]

Forms: menses [plural]
Etymology: From Latin mensis (“month”). Etymology templates: {{der|ia|la|mensis||month}} Latin mensis (“month”) Head templates: {{head|ia|nouns|||plural|menses|f2accel-form=p|head=|pagename=}} mense (plural menses), {{ia-noun|s}} mense (plural menses)
  1. month
    Sense id: en-mense-ia-noun-pcfRcZ4o Categories (other): Interlingua entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Time, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 20 2 7 3 2 1 2 36 25 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 1 6 3 2 1 2 37 26 1 2 Related terms: januario, februario, martio, april, maio, junio, julio, augusto, septembre, octobre, novembre, decembre

Noun [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|noun form|g=f}} mense f
  1. plural of mensa Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: mensa
    Sense id: en-mense-it-noun-0bBblAUB Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Latin]

IPA: [ˈmẽː.sɛ] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmɛn.se] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: mēnse [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|noun form|head=mēnse}} mēnse
  1. ablative singular of mēnsis Tags: ablative, form-of, singular Form of: mēnsis
    Sense id: en-mense-la-noun-MJ~TPZ~r Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 56 44

Verb [Latin]

IPA: [ˈmẽː.sɛ] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmɛn.se] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: mēnse [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|participle form|head=mēnse}} mēnse
  1. vocative masculine singular of mēnsus Tags: form-of, masculine, participle, singular, vocative Form of: mēnsus
    Sense id: en-mense-la-verb-RGT61cQp

Inflected forms

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