meis

Noun

meis

1. corn

Etymology

Back-formation from meisje, from meid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛi̯s/
• Hyphenation: meis
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯s

Noun

meis f (uncountable)

1. (familiar, colloquial, Netherlands, mostly used as a term of address) girl

   Hoi meis, hoe gaat het met je?

   Hi girl, how are you doing?

   Sterkte met het verlies van je pony, meis

   My condolences on the loss of your pony, girl.

Etymology

From Latin mēnsis.

Noun

meis m (plural meisc)

1. month

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.iːs/

Pronoun

meīs

1. dative masculine plural of meus
2. dative feminine plural of meus
3. dative neuter plural of meus
4. ablative masculine plural of meus
5. ablative feminine plural of meus
6. ablative neuter plural of meus

Alternative forms

• mais (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old Northern French meis, from Latin mēnsis, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s.

Noun

meis m (plural meis)

1. (Guernsey, France) month

Alternative forms

• meise

Etymology

From German Meise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæɪs/

Noun

meis f (definite singular meisa, indefinite plural meiser, definite plural meisene)

1. a bird of the family Paridae, the tits

References

• “meis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Noun

meis m (oblique plural meis, nominative singular meis, nominative plural meis)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of mois
   • circa 1110, Benedeit, Le Voyage de saint Brandan:

     Un meis sanz vent nagerent tut plein

     They sailed for a whole month without wind

   • circa 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:

     La paiz dura treis meis

     The peace lasted for three months