"Mai" meaning in German

See Mai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /maɪ/ Audio: De-Mai.ogg , De-Mai2.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪ̯ Etymology: From Middle High German meie, from Old High German meio, from Latin (mensis) Maius, the Italic goddess of growth. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|meie}} Middle High German meie, {{inh|de|goh|meio}} Old High German meio, {{der|de|la|(mensis)}} Latin (mensis), {{m|la|Maius}} Maius, {{der|de|itc|-}} Italic Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(s)}} Mai m (strong, genitive Mais or Mai, plural Maie) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(s)}} Forms: Mais [genitive], Mai [genitive], Maie [plural], strong [table-tags], Mai [nominative, singular], Maie [definite, nominative, plural], Mais [genitive, singular], Mai [genitive, singular], Maie [definite, genitive, plural], Mai [dative, singular], Maien [dative, definite, plural], Mai [accusative, singular], Maie [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. May (month) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Months Derived forms: Maibaum

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Mai meaning in German (3.2kB)

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          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Months",
          "orig": "de:Months",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "Rhymes:German/aɪ̯",
        "Rhymes:German/aɪ̯/1 syllable",
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