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mensual

/ˈmɛnsjuəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
men-su-al
IPA
/ˈmɛnsjuəl/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a month.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Italic *mēns Proto-Italic *mēnsis Latin mēnsis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mēnsuālisbor. English mensual Borrowed from Latin mēnsuālis (“monthly”).

Derived Forms

mensually

Synonyms

menstrual monthly

Questions

How do you pronounce mensual?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛnsjuəl/.
What does mensual mean?
Of or pertaining to a month.
Where does mensual come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Italic *mēns Proto-Italic *mēnsis Latin mēnsis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mēnsuālisbor. English mensual Borrowed from Latin mēnsuālis (“monthly”).

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