maint

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French maint, from Old French maint, meint (“many”), from Frankish *managiþu (“a large quantity, a great many”), from Proto-Germanic *managiþō (“large quantity, multitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *monegʰ- (“many”). Cognate with Middle Dutch menichte (“multitude, great number”), Middle High German mennichte (“quantity”), Old English menigdu (“group of people”). More at many. Alternatively, the Old French could be from Gaulish *mantī, from Proto-Celtic *mantī (“quantity”) (compare Welsh maint, Old Irish méit), from Proto-Indo-European *mh₁-nt-, from *meh₁- (“to measure”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɛ̃/ Homophones: main, mains, maints === Determiner === maint m (feminine mainte, masculine plural maints, feminine plural maintes) (archaic or literary) many ==== Derived terms ==== === Pronoun === maint m pl (rare or literary) many === Further reading === “maint”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === matin, mâtin, minât, mitan == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French maint. === Adjective === maint m (feminine singular mainte, masculine plural maints, feminine plural maintes) many; a lot of ==== Descendants ==== French: maint (archaic) == Old French == === Alternative forms === meint === Etymology === From Frankish *menigda, *managda (“a large quantity, a great many”), from Proto-Germanic *managiþō (“large quantity, multitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *monegʰ- (“many”). Alternatively from Gaulish *mantī, from Proto-Celtic *mantī (“quantity”) (compare Welsh maint, Old Irish méit), from Proto-Indo-European *mh₁-nt-, from *meh₁- (“to measure”). === Adverb === maint (invariable) very; a lot === Adjective === maint m (oblique and nominative feminine singular mainte) many ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (adverb): molt, biau cop (adjective): molt ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: maintFrench: maint (archaic) == Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh maint, from Old Welsh meint, from Proto-Brythonic *mėnt, from Proto-Brythonic *mėnt, from Proto-Celtic *mantī (“quantity”) (compare Old Irish méit, Irish méid), from Proto-Indo-European *mh₁-nt-, from *meh₁- (“to measure”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mai̯nt/ Rhymes: -ai̯nt === Noun === maint m (plural meintiau) size, extent quantity ==== Derived terms ==== cymaint (“as much, as many”) faint (“how many?”) meintiol (“quantitative”) rhywfaint (“some amount”) === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “maint”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies