# mais
## Asi
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.

### Noun

mais
* maize; corn

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maˈʔis/ [maˈʔis]
* IPA: /maˈis/ [maˈis]
* Hyphenation: ma‧is

### Noun

maís (Basahan spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔)
* corn, maize

#### Derived terms

* maisan

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maˈʔis/ [mɐˈʔis̪]
* Hyphenation: ma‧is

### Noun

maís (Badlit spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔)
* maize; a grain crop of the species Zea mays; corn
* the grain from this plant

#### Derived terms

* kamaisan
* maisan
* minaisan

## Cuyunon
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.

### Noun

mais
* corn, the grain from Zea mays

## Dalmatian
### Etymology

From Latin mē(n)sis. Compare French mois, Italian mese, Portuguese mês, Romansch mais, Spanish mes.

### Noun

mais m
* month

## Dutch
### Alternative forms

* maïs

### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɑi̯s/, /maːi̯s/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: mais

### Noun

mais m (uncountable)
* corn, maize
    Ik hou van gegrilde mais op de barbecue.I love grilled corn on the barbecue.
    Mais is een belangrijk gewas in vele delen van de wereld.Maize is an important crop in many parts of the world.
    We plantten mais in onze tuin dit jaar.We planted corn in our garden this year.

#### Derived terms

* maisbrand
* maiskolf
* snijmais

#### Descendants

* Negerhollands: mais, majis
* Skepi Creole Dutch: mais

## Estonian
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

mais (genitive maisi, partitive maisi)
* corn, maize

##### Declension
### Etymology 2
#### Noun

mais
* inessive plural of maa

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

mais
* inessive singular of mai

## Fala
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mais, from Latin magis (“more”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mai̯s/
* Rhymes: -ai̯s
* Syllabification: mais

### Conjunction

mais
* but

### Adverb

mais
* Frades Gaspar's form of máis (“more, -est”)

### Determiner

mais
* Frades Gaspar's form of máis (“more, yet another”)

### References

* Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN
* Frades Gaspar, Domingo (2000) Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala‎, 2nd edition, Sa Martín de Trevellu, Spain: Editora Regional de Extremadura, →ISBN, archived from the original on 10 July 2013

## Faroese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno maisí, mahis (variously spelled).

### Noun

mais f (genitive singular maisar, uncountable) mais n (genitive singular mais, uncountable)
* maize

#### Derived terms

* maisardrýlur m
* maisarkorn n
* maisarmjøl n
* maisflykra f
* maismjøl n

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɛ/, (in liaison) /mɛ.z‿/
* Audio:(file)
* Homophones: mai, maie, maies, met, mets

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French mes, mais, from Latin magis.

#### Conjunction

mais
* but, although

#### Interjection

mais
* an expression of surprise, disbelief, or frustration roughly equivalent to the English well, or sometimes yeah
    Mais qu’est-ce que tu fais ? ― What the heck are you doing?

#### Derived terms

* mais bien sûr
* mais encore
* mais où est donc Ornicar
* mais oui
* non mais

#### Descendants

* Louisiana Creole: mé

#### See also

* cependant
* sauf

#### Further reading

* “mais”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

mais m
* plural of mai

### Anagrams

* amis
* misa

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmajs/ [ˈma̠js̺]
* Rhymes: -ajs
* Hyphenation: mais

### Conjunction

mais
* and; with
    Synonym: e
    Eu mais uns amigos ― I and some friends
* but
    Synonym: pero
    Eu acepto, mais só baixo unha condición.I accept, but only under one condition.

#### Usage notes

* In the sense and sometimes used together with e to reinforce a statement: “Jack e mais eu” – “Jack and I”.
When used together with an article the following contractions can occur:
* mais + o = mailo
* mais + a = maila
* mais + os = mailos
* mais + as = mailas

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “mais”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “mais”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “mais”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mais”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

## Gothic
### Romanization

mais
* Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz.

### Noun

maís
* maize; corn

## Indo-Portuguese
### Etymology

From Portuguese mais (“more”), from Old Galician-Portuguese mais (“more”), from Latin magis (“more”).

### Adverb

mais
* forms the comparative and superlative of adjectives; more
** 1883, Hugo Schuchardt, Kreolische Studien, volume 3:Já fallou par su pai aquêl mais piquin, […]The youngest one told his father […]

## Irish
### Etymology

From Middle Irish mais, maiss, from Old Irish mass (“mass, lump”), from Latin massa (“mass, bulk; lump; dough”), from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mˠaʃ/

### Noun

mais f (genitive singular maise, nominative plural maiseanna)
* (physics, etc.) mass

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
mais
maiseanna
vocative
a mhais
a mhaiseanna
genitive
maise
maiseanna
dative
mais
maiseanna
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an mhais
na maiseanna
genitive
na maise
na maiseanna
dative
leis an mais don mhais
leis na maiseanna :

#### Derived terms

* ainmfhocal maise (“mass noun”)
* bithmhais (“biomass”)
* mais adamhach (“atomic mass”)
* maisfhuinneamh (“mass energy”)
* maisghníomhaíocht (“mass action”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mais”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* “mass”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmajs/
* Audio (il mais):(file)
* Rhymes: -ajs
* Hyphenation: màis

### Noun

mais m (invariable)
* maize, corn
    Synonyms: frumentone, granoturco, granturco

### References

* ↑ mais in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

### Further reading

* mais in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* Masi, Misa, masi, mi sa, siam

## Ivatan
### Noun

mais
* corn

## Kapampangan
### Alternative forms

* mayis

### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno mahís.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /məˈis/ [məˈis]
* Hyphenation: ma‧is

### Noun

mais
* maize; corn

#### Derived terms

* magmais
* magsasamais
* maisan
* mamais

## Karao
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz.

### Noun

mais
* corn

## Kavalan
### Noun

mais
* corn

## Masbatenyo
### Noun

maís
* corn

## Norman
### Etymology 1

From Old Northern French meis, from Latin mēnsis.

#### Pronunciation

* Audio (Jersey):(file)

#### Noun

mais m (plural mais)
* (Jersey) month

##### Alternative forms

* meis (Guernsey, continental Normandy)

### Etymology 2

From Latin magis.

#### Conjunction

mais
* (Guernsey) but

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maiz, from Taíno mahis.

### Noun

mais m (definite singular maisen, indefinite plural maiser, definite plural maisene)
* maize, corn (plant, Zea mays)
* kernel(s) of maize / corn; sweetcorn; see also maiskorn

#### Derived terms

* maiskolbe
* maiskorn
* sukkermais

### References

* “mais” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maiz, from Taíno mahis.

### Noun

mais m (definite singular maisen, indefinite plural maisar, definite plural maisane)
* maize, corn (plant, Zea mays)
* kernel(s) of maize / corn; sweetcorn; see also maiskorn

#### Derived terms

* maiskolbe
* maiskorn
* sukkermais

### References

* “mais” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old French
### Alternative forms

* mes

### Etymology

From Latin magis.

### Conjunction

mais
* but
* more, anymore

#### Descendants

* French: mais

## Old Occitan
### Etymology

From Latin magis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /majs/

### Adverb

mais
* more
** c. 1170, Bernart de Ventadorn, canso:
    Val us sols jorns mais de cen.One single day is worth more than a hundred.

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈmajs/ [ˈmaɪ̯s]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈmajs/ [ˈmaɪ̯s]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈmajʃ/ [ˈmaɪ̯ʃ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈmajʃ/
* Rhymes: (Brazil) -ajs, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -ajʃ
* Homophones: mas (Brazil), más (Brazil) (both with intrusive /j/)
* Hyphenation: mais
* Audio (Brazil):(file)

### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese mais, from Latin magis (“more”). Doublet of mas. Displaced collateral form chus.

#### Alternative forms

* mays (obsolete)

#### Adverb

mais (not comparable)
* used to form the comparative of adjectives and adverbs; more; -er
** 1914, Alberto Caeiro, O Tejo é mais belo que o rio que corre pela minha aldeia:O Tejo é mais bello que o rio que corre pela minha aldeiaThe Tagus is more beautiful than the river that flows through my village
** 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 246:Então continuaram a estudar enquanto o céu lá fora se tornava gradualmente mais escuro.Then they continued to study while the sky outside was becoming gradually darker.
** 2009 (3rd edition), Elaine N. Marieb, Katja Hoehn, Anatomia e Fisiologia, Artmed Editora, page 366:
    […] , quanto maior o diâmetro axonal, mais rapidamente ele conduz impulsos. […] , the greater the axonal diameter, the faster it conducts impulses.
* preceded by the definitive article, used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs; most; -est
** 2012, Maria José Silvestre, Acaso, Xlibris Corporation, page 85:[…] , num final de dia muito frio, o mais frio desse ano. […] , in the end of a very cold day, the coldest this year.
* more (to a greater degree or extent)
** 2009, Afonso Zilio, Ensinamentos Através Dos Sonhos, Clube dos Autores, page 143:Então eu corri mais, esperando dar tempo de passar.So I ran more, hoping there would be enough time to go through.
* most (clarification of this definition is needed)
    Agora eu quero ver quem tem mais força.Now I want to see who has the most strength.
* (with indefinite or interrogative pronoun) else
* (in negative sentences) any more, any longer
** 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 182:Ele tem razão, eu não quero mais dormir no mesmo dormitório que ele, ele é doido.He is right, I don't want to sleep in the same dormitory as him any more, he is crazy.
    Não gosto mais de morar aquiI don’t like living here any more

##### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mais.

##### Derived terms

* mais mais
* mais ou menos

#### Conjunction

mais
* (arithmetic) plus (sum of the previous one and the following one)
* (Brazil, colloquial) and; with; together with
    Eu mais ela vamos casar na semana que vemMe and her will be getting married next week

##### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mais.

#### Noun

mais m (invariable)
* plus sign (name of the character +)
    Synonym: sinal de mais

### Etymology 2

Alteration of mas through the epenthesis of /j/ in Brazilian Portuguese.

#### Conjunction

mais
* (Brazil) Misspelling of mas.

## Romansch
### Etymology

From Latin mēnsis. Compare Catalan mes, French mois, Italian mese, Portuguese mês, Spanish mes.

### Noun

mais m
* month

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno mahís.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /maˈʔis/ [mɐˈʔis]
* Rhymes: -is
* Syllabification: ma‧is

### Noun

maís (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔)
* maize; corn, the grain from Zea mays

#### Derived terms

* binusang mais
* buhok-mais
* busang mais

#### Related terms

* mais kon yelo

#### See also

* kornik

### Anagrams

* amis, Siam, sima, asim, misa

## Tiruray
### Noun

mais
* corn

## Waray-Waray
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.

### Noun

maís
* corn, the grain from Zea mays

## West Frisian
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

mais c (no plural)
* maize, corn

#### Further reading

* “mais”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011