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/mwa/

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Translation

month

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Word origin

From Latin mensem, accusative of mensis ('month'), related to the lunar reckoning of time.

Origin
Latin
Root
mensis
English cognates
menstrual, semester, trimester

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

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I have been working here for three months already.

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The rent is due on the first of the month.

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There are twelve months in a year.

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Next month, we will move into a bigger flat.

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It has rained almost every day since the start of the month.

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This word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 12: mois, police, entrer and 7 more words.