mense

== English == === Etymology === From earlier mensk, from Middle English menske (“courtesy, honour”), from Old English mennisċu (“the human condition, humanity”) and/or Old Norse menska (“humanity”). More at mennish, mensch. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɛns/ === Noun === mense (countable and uncountable, plural menses) Property, owndom; possessions. (UK, dialect) Decency; propriety; civility. (UK, dialect) A large amount. ==== 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 == === Pronunciation === === 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/ === 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 Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmẽː.sɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɛn.se] === Noun === mēnse ablative singular of mēnsis === Participle === mēnse vocative masculine singular of mēnsus === Anagrams === semen