"mais" meaning in French

See mais in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /mɛ/, /mɛ.z‿/ Audio: Fr-mais.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old French mes, mais, from Latin magis. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|mes|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French mes, {{inh+|fr|fro|mes}} Inherited from Old French mes, {{m|fro|mais}} mais, {{inh|fr|la|magis}} Latin magis Head templates: {{head|fr|conjunction|cat2=coordinating conjunctions}} mais
  1. but, although
    Sense id: en-mais-fr-conj-ahaEjr7B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /mɛ/, /mɛ.z‿/ Audio: Fr-mais.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old French mes, mais, from Latin magis. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|mes|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French mes, {{inh+|fr|fro|mes}} Inherited from Old French mes, {{m|fro|mais}} mais, {{inh|fr|la|magis}} Latin magis
  1. an expression of surprise, disbelief, or frustration roughly equivalent to the English well, or sometimes yeah Derived forms: mais bien sûr, mais encore, mais où est donc Ornicar, mais oui, non mais Related terms: cependant, sauf
    Sense id: en-mais-fr-intj-51N4Q1cL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /mɛ/, /mɛ.z‿/ Audio: Fr-mais.ogg
Head templates: {{head|fr|noun form|g=m}} mais m
  1. plural of mai Tags: form-of, masculine, plural Form of: mai
    Sense id: en-mais-fr-noun-DuCJ3O3~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for mais meaning in French (4.4kB)

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