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Translation

May

Word origin

From Latin Maius, the month the Romans named after the goddess Maia. English May comes from the same source.

Origin
Latin
Root
Maius
English cognates
May

Examples

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The flowers appear in May.

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In May the days are long and warm.

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I was born on the last day of May.

Month names are ordinary nouns in Esperanto and take no capital letter: , not . Use for the month and no preposition at all with a date. The whole set follows the international pattern, so through cost you almost nothing to learn.

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This word is part of lesson 29.