Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mid-may

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables: mid--may
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any time in the middle of May.

Uncountable

adj

Happening in the middle of May.

adv

In the middle of May.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂sder.? Latin Maia Latin -us Latin Maiusder. Old French maibor. Middle English May English May English mid-May From mid- + May.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does mid-may mean?: Any time in the middle of May.
Where does mid-may come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂sder.? Latin Maia Latin -us Latin Maiusder. Old French maibor. Middle English May English May English mid-May From mid- + May.

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