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month en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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/mʌnθ/
/mʊnt/ Dublin
mŭnth
/mʊnt̪/ (Ireland)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥sder. Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ Old English mōnaþ Middle English mon(e)th English month From Middle English mon(e)th, from Old English mōnaþ, from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs (“month”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), probably derived from *meh₁- (“measure”) with moon-cycles being used to measure time. Related to moon. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Mound (“month”), Dutch maand (“month”), German Low German Maand (“month”), German Monat (“month”), Danish måned (“month”), Swedish månad (“month”), Icelandic mánuður (“month”). Eclipsed non-native Old English calend (“month”), borrowed from Latin calendae.

Meanings

A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
- July is my favourite month.
- Economics is a messy discipline: too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists’ most-used metric, gross domestic product (GDP), is a tangle too. GDP measures the total value of output in an economic territory. Its apparent simplicity explains why it is scrutinised down to tenths of a percentage point every month. 2013 August 3, “Boundary problems”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847:
A period of 30 days, 31 days, or some alternation thereof.
- The demolition of two mosques in India within days of each other has highlighted the deep religious divide in the country, months before voters head to the polls for a nationwide election that is expected to hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi a rare third term in power. 2024 February 15, Aishwarya S Iyer and Rhea Mogul, “‘Erasing a part of history’ – What a double mosque demolition tells us about India ahead of crucial election”, in CNN:
- With the north London derby to come at the weekend, Spurs boss Harry Redknapp opted to rest many of his key players, although he brought back Aaron Lennon after a month out through injury. 2011 September 29, Jon Smith, “Tottenham 3-1 Shamrock Rovers”, in BBC Sport:
- Holonyms: bimester < trimester < quadrimester < semester < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond
- We went on holiday for two months.
- Charles had not been employed above six months at Darracott Place, but he was not such a whopstraw as to make the least noise in the performance of his duties when his lordship was out of humour. 1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax:
- Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight
(in-plural, obsolete) A woman's period; menstrual discharge.
- Sckenkius hath two other instances of two melancholy and mad women, so caused from the suppression of their months. 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
month	Number=Plur	UK, colloquial	lexicographic
moneth		alternative	lexicographic
months	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (288)

blk လာ (period into which a year is divided) · da måned (period into which a year is divided) · acw شهر (period into which a year is divided) · cmn 月份 (period into which a year is divided) · th มาส (period into which a year is divided) · frr muun (period into which a year is divided) · xdq бацц (period into which a year is divided) · tt ай (period into which a year is divided) · kca-eas тыԓәс (period into which a year is divided) · cop ⲉⲃⲟⲧ (period into which a year is divided) · kmr hîv (period into which a year is divided) · ruq mes (period into which a year is divided) · mn ᠰᠠᠷᠠ (period into which a year is divided) · pl miesiąc (period into which a year is divided) · dtp wulan (period into which a year is divided) · cu мѣсѧць (period into which a year is divided) · mni ꯊꯥ (period into which a year is divided) · vec méxe (period into which a year is divided) · uz oy (period into which a year is divided) · vep ku (period into which a year is divided) · ht mwa (period into which a year is divided) · dsb mjasec (period into which a year is divided) · arz شهر (period into which a year is divided) · sms mään (period into which a year is divided) · kab ayyur (period into which a year is divided) · arc יַרְחָא (period into which a year is divided) · ilo bulan (period into which a year is divided) · ks رؠتھ (period into which a year is divided) · hu hónap (period into which a year is divided) · su sasih (period into which a year is divided) · gu મહિનો (period into which a year is divided) · cy mis (period into which a year is divided) · mww hli (period into which a year is divided) · dng йүә (period into which a year is divided) · nl maand (period into which a year is divided) · fa-ira ماه (period into which a year is divided) · eu hilabete (period into which a year is divided) · za ndwen (period into which a year is divided) · rom masek (period into which a year is divided) · nv náhidizídígíí (period into which a year is divided) · oj giizis (period into which a year is divided) · yi מאָנאַט (period into which a year is divided) · kn ತಿಂಗಳು (period into which a year is divided) · ast mes (period into which a year is divided) · ti ወርሒ (period into which a year is divided) · ur مَہِینا (period into which a year is divided) · nv yiził (period into which a year is divided) · sw mwezi (period into which a year is divided) · lld mëns (period into which a year is divided) · so bil (period into which a year is divided) · haw mahina (period into which a year is divided) · sah ый (period into which a year is divided) · lld mens (period into which a year is divided) · sms määnpââ´jj (period into which a year is divided) · rup mes (roa-rup) (period into which a year is divided) · ml മാസം (period into which a year is divided) · chr ᎧᎸᎢ (period into which a year is divided) · ms purnama (period into which a year is divided) · kxd bulan (period into which a year is divided) · jv sasi (period into which a year is divided) · io monato (period into which a year is divided) · frr moune (period into which a year is divided) · xal сар (period into which a year is divided) · tzm ⵢⵓⵔ (period into which a year is divided) · sc mese (period into which a year is divided) · kn ಮಾಸ (period into which a year is divided) · rm mais (period into which a year is divided) · ru ме́сяц (period into which a year is divided) · xto mañ (period into which a year is divided) · ps مياشت (period into which a year is divided) · hi मासक (period into which a year is divided) · rap 'āva'e (period into which a year is divided) · kls mastrúk (period into which a year is divided) · kw mis (period into which a year is divided) · ppl metzti (period into which a year is divided) · tl buwan (period into which a year is divided) · zza mang (period into which a year is divided) · es mes (period into which a year is divided) · stq Mound (period into which a year is divided) · pap luna (period into which a year is divided) · pa ਮਾਸ (period into which a year is divided) · kbd мазэ (period into which a year is divided) · pt mês (period into which a year is divided) · sl mésec (period into which a year is divided) · st kgwedi (period into which a year is divided) · ga mí (period into which a year is divided) · ang mōnaþ (period into which a year is divided) · cop ⲁⲃⲏⲧ (period into which a year is divided) · lo ເດືອນ (period into which a year is divided) · myv ков (period into which a year is divided) · mrj тӹлзӹ (period into which a year is divided) · ta திங்கள் (period into which a year is divided) · pa ਮਹੀਨਾ (period into which a year is divided) · kjg ເນື່ອນ (period into which a year is divided) · cv уйӑх (period into which a year is divided) · pcc ndianl (period into which a year is divided) · os мӕй (period into which a year is divided) · ur مَہِینَہ (period into which a year is divided) · ja 月 (period into which a year is divided) · yi חודש (period into which a year is divided) · bxd lɛ̠̃³⁵ma³¹ (period into which a year is divided) · nrf mais (period into which a year is divided) · uga 𐎊𐎗𐎃 (period into which a year is divided) · ha wata (period into which a year is divided) · nb måned (period into which a year is divided) · hy ամիս (period into which a year is divided) · dlm mais (period into which a year is divided) · sh mjȅsēc (period into which a year is divided) · nds-de Maand (period into which a year is divided) · izh kuu (period into which a year is divided) · fi kuukausi (period into which a year is divided) · lez варз (period into which a year is divided) · mr महिना (period into which a year is divided) · ist miz (period into which a year is divided) · nv náhidizííd (period into which a year is divided) · ki mweri (period into which a year is divided) · inh бутт (period into which a year is divided) · ms bulan (period into which a year is divided) · am ወር (period into which a year is divided) · pa ਮਾਹ (period into which a year is divided) · izh kuukaus (period into which a year is divided) · szl mjeśůnc (period into which a year is divided) · ro lună (period into which a year is divided) · fur mês (period into which a year is divided) · orv мѣсѧць (period into which a year is divided) · eo monato (period into which a year is divided) · co mese (period into which a year is divided) · fy moanne (period into which a year is divided) · lmo mes (period into which a year is divided) · or ମାସ (period into which a year is divided) · bcl bulan (period into which a year is divided) · et kuu (period into which a year is divided) · ckb مانگ (period into which a year is divided) · ta மாதம் (period into which a year is divided) · lg omweezi (period into which a year is divided) · vi tháng (period into which a year is divided) · uk мі́сяць (period into which a year is divided) · ko 달 (period into which a year is divided) · cmn 月 (period into which a year is divided) · prs مَاه (period into which a year is divided) · la mensis (period into which a year is divided) · niq arawa (period into which a year is divided) · te మాసము (period into which a year is divided) · bn মাহ (period into which a year is divided) · syc ܝܪܚܐ (period into which a year is divided) · pdt Moonat (period into which a year is divided) · liv kū (period into which a year is divided) · hi माह (period into which a year is divided) · ko 월간 (period into which a year is divided) · got 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐍉𐌸𐍃 (period into which a year is divided) · grc μήν (period into which a year is divided) · br mizvezh (period into which a year is divided) · om baatii (period into which a year is divided) · ca mes (period into which a year is divided) · krl kuu (period into which a year is divided) · si මාසය (period into which a year is divided) · xcl ամիս (period into which a year is divided) · mi marama (period into which a year is divided) · sh мје̏се̄ц (period into which a year is divided) · chr ᏏᏅᏙ (period into which a year is divided) · fr mois (period into which a year is divided) · ba ай (period into which a year is divided) · sd مهنو (period into which a year is divided) · gd mìos (period into which a year is divided) · bal ماہ (period into which a year is divided) · kmr meh (period into which a year is divided) · gmy 𐂵 (period into which a year is divided) · hi मास (period into which a year is divided) · pqm kisuhs (period into which a year is divided) · ajp شهر (period into which a year is divided) · ch pulan (period into which a year is divided) · kmr heyv (period into which a year is divided) · ur ماہ (period into which a year is divided) · nds-de Monat (period into which a year is divided) · tr ay (period into which a year is divided) · id bulan (period into which a year is divided) · ab амза (period into which a year is divided) · mnc ᠪᡳᠶᠠ (period into which a year is divided) · nn månad (period into which a year is divided) · ur ماس (period into which a year is divided) · ar شَهْر (period into which a year is divided) · se mánotbadji (period into which a year is divided) · pa مَان٘ہہ m مَہِینَہ (period into which a year is divided) · gdo пурццу (period into which a year is divided) · bua һара (period into which a year is divided) · aii ܝܲܪܚܵܐ (period into which a year is divided) · txb meñe (period into which a year is divided) · ban bulan (period into which a year is divided) · ady мазэ (period into which a year is divided) · ceb bulan (period into which a year is divided) · enm moneth (period into which a year is divided) · yue 月 (period into which a year is divided) · afb شهر (period into which a year is divided) · sh ме̏се̄ц (period into which a year is divided) · bn মাস (period into which a year is divided) · crh ay (period into which a year is divided) · vo mul (period into which a year is divided) · sq muaj (period into which a year is divided) · af maand (period into which a year is divided) · fi kuu (period into which a year is divided) · oc mes (period into which a year is divided) · wmw mwezi (period into which a year is divided) · csb miesąc (period into which a year is divided) · rue мі́сяць (period into which a year is divided) · sh mȅsēc (period into which a year is divided) · alt ай (period into which a year is divided) · cop ⲁⲃⲟⲧ (period into which a year is divided) · ky ай (period into which a year is divided) · lld meis (period into which a year is divided) · it mese (period into which a year is divided) · amu chi' (period into which a year is divided) · tab ваз (period into which a year is divided) · rom ćhon (period into which a year is divided) · he חֹדֶשׁ (period into which a year is divided) · mfe mwa (period into which a year is divided) · tpi mun (period into which a year is divided) · ary شهر (period into which a year is divided) · tyv ай (period into which a year is divided) · zza menge (diq) (period into which a year is divided) · sc mesi (period into which a year is divided) · ee ɣleti (period into which a year is divided) · lt mėnuo (period into which a year is divided) · el μήνας (period into which a year is divided) · mrw bolan (period into which a year is divided) · tk aý (period into which a year is divided) · smn mánuppaje (period into which a year is divided) · is mánuður (period into which a year is divided) · my လ (period into which a year is divided) · bo ཟླ (period into which a year is divided) · ksw လါ (period into which a year is divided) · az ay (period into which a year is divided) · mn сар (period into which a year is divided) · te నెల (period into which a year is divided) · iu ᑕᖅᕿᖅ (period into which a year is divided) · kk ай (period into which a year is divided) · mk месец (period into which a year is divided) · fo mánaður (period into which a year is divided) · rsk мешац (period into which a year is divided) · lb Mount (period into which a year is divided) · eu hil (period into which a year is divided) · ja 月間 (period into which a year is divided) · nan-hbl 月 (period into which a year is divided) · bxd la̠³⁵ (period into which a year is divided) · bg ме́сец (period into which a year is divided) · ia mense (period into which a year is divided) · hsb měsac (period into which a year is divided) · th เดือน (period into which a year is divided) · ka თვე (period into which a year is divided) · mt xahar (period into which a year is divided) · hi महीना (period into which a year is divided) · av моцӏ (period into which a year is divided) · yai моҳ (period into which a year is divided) · km ខែ (period into which a year is divided) · ce бутт (period into which a year is divided) · pa مَاہ (period into which a year is divided) · scn misi (period into which a year is divided) · pa مَاس (period into which a year is divided) · ee dzinu (period into which a year is divided) · be ме́сяц (period into which a year is divided) · tyz bươn (period into which a year is divided) · sa मास (period into which a year is divided) · css hemetscha char (period into which a year is divided) · as মাহ (period into which a year is divided) · ug ئاي (period into which a year is divided) · gl mes (period into which a year is divided) · ny mwezi (period into which a year is divided) · ta மாசம் (period into which a year is divided) · lv mēnesis (period into which a year is divided) · ak abosome (period into which a year is divided) · de Monat (period into which a year is divided) · sk mesiac (period into which a year is divided) · xsr ལའ (period into which a year is divided) · lij méize (period into which a year is divided) · ne महिना (period into which a year is divided) · ban sasi (period into which a year is divided) · sv månad (period into which a year is divided) · br miz (period into which a year is divided) · tet fulan (period into which a year is divided) · cs měsíc (period into which a year is divided) · tg моҳ (period into which a year is divided) · cak ikʼ (period into which a year is divided) · rup lunã (period into which a year is divided) · ko 월 (period into which a year is divided) · cop ⲉⲃⲁⲧⲉ (period into which a year is divided) · zu inyanga (period into which a year is divided) · mh allōn̄ (period into which a year is divided) · hil bulan (period into which a year is divided) · nci mētztli (period into which a year is divided)

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month en · NOUN

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