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mai¹

  • /ˈmaj/

Rhymes with -aj

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic маи (mai), from Koine Greek Μάϊος (Máïos), from Latin (mensis) Maius. Less likely a direct derivation from Latin.

noun май

  1. masculine, uncountable May

    Similar: florar

mai²

  • /ˈmaj/

Rhymes with -aj

adverb май

  1. more
  2. anymore
  3. again
  4. before

mai³

  • /ˈmaj/

Rhymes with -aj

noun maiuri · mai · maiul · maiurile

  1. neuter mallet, maul, sledgehammer, rammer, club

mai⁴

  • /ˈmaj/

Rhymes with -aj

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hungarian máj.

noun maiuri · mai · maiul · maiurile

  1. neuter liver

    Similar: ficat

mai⁵

  • /ˈmaj/

Rhymes with -aj

Where it comes from

Unawareness of the fact that it is a contraction, and thus is spelled together.

contraction май

  1. contraction, misspelling, pronunciation spelling misspelling of m-ai

In English

  • liver organ of the body
  • more comparative of much
  • -est superlative of adjectives and adverbs
  • mallet small maul
  • May fifth month of the Gregorian calendar
  • any more in negative or interrogative constructions

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"mai." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/mai. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mai. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/mai

Chicago

"mai." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/mai.

BibTeX
@misc{mai_2026,
  title = {mai},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/mai},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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