maj
Albanian
Alternative forms
- mâj (Gheg)
- mah (dialectal)
Etymology 1
From dialectal manj, from Proto-Albanian *mazdnja, deverbative of Proto-Indo-European *mh₂sd- (compare English mast (“nuts (pig feed)”), Greek μαστός (mastós, “breast”)), from *meh₂d-;[1] alternatively from *mh₂dnyeti,[2] directly from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (compare Latin madere (“to be wet”), Sanskrit मेदन (médana, “fattening”)).
References
- Vladimir Orel, Albanian Etymological Dictionary, s.v. "maj ~ mâj" (Leiden: Brill, 1998), 241.
- J.P. Mallory & D.Q. Adams, eds., Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, s.v. "wet" (London: Fitzroy-Dearborn, 1997), 639.
Chamalal
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maj/, [mɑj]
- Rhymes: -ajˀ
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maj/
audio (file)
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mâj/
Declension
Synonyms
- (Croatian): svȋbanj
Derived terms
See also
- (Gregorian calendar months) m(j)eseci gregorijanskog kalendara; januar/siječanj, februar/veljača, mart/ožujak, april/travanj, maj/svibanj, jun/juni/lipanj, jul/juli/srpanj, avgust/august/kolovoz, septembar/rujan, oktobar/listopad, novembar/studeni, decembar/prosinac (Category: sh:Gregorian calendar months)
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmàːj/
- Tonal orthography: máj
Declension
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maj/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -aj
Synonyms
- blomstermånad
- lövmånad
Derived terms
- majen (definite form for maj)
- majmånad
- majmånaden (definite form for maj)
Zay
References
- Initial SLLE Survey of the Zway Area by Klaus Wedekind and Charlotte Wedekind
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