mense
English
Etymology
From earlier mensk, from Middle English menske (“courtesy, honour”), from Old English menniscu (“the human condition, humanity”). Cognate with Old Norse menska (“humanity”). More at mennish, mensch.
Noun
mense (countable and uncountable, plural menses)
- Property, owndom; possessions.
- (UK, dialect) manliness; dignity; comeliness; civility
Derived terms
- menseful
- menseless
Verb
mense (third-person singular simple present menses, present participle mensing, simple past and past participle mensed)
- To adorn, bring honour to; grace.
Anagrams
- Semen, menes, mesen, mesne, neems, semen
Afrikaans
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Noun
mense
- plural of mens: people
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mēnsa. Compare the inherited doublet moise, which acquired a technical sense.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɑ̃s/
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Noun
mense f (plural menses)
- (archaic) table
- Ecclesiastical revenue, especially that of an abbey
Related terms
- commensal
Further reading
- “mense”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua
Etymology
From Latin mensis (“month”).
Noun
mense (plural menses)
- month
See also
- januario
- februario
- martio
- april
- maio
- junio
- julio
- augusto
- septembre
- octobre
- novembre
- decembre
Italian
Noun
mense f
- plural of mensa
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmen.se/, [ˈmẽːs̠ɛ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmen.se/, [ˈmɛnse]
Noun
mēnse
- ablative singular of mēnsis
Participle
mēnse
- vocative masculine singular of mēnsus
Anagrams
- semen