mais
Portuguese
/majʃ/, /majs/
adv
Definitions
- ; more; -er
- ; most; -est
- more to a greater degree or extent
- (with indefinite or interrogative pronoun) else
- (in negative sentences) any more, any longer
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese mais (more) inherited from Latin magis (more).
Origin
Latin
magis
Gloss
more
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- magis Latin
- ma Italian
- mai Italian
- maie French
- mas Spanish, Castilian
- más Spanish, Castilian
- *-is Proto-Indo-European
- *meǵh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European
- mais Old French
- mes Old French
- mai Catalan, Valencian
- més Catalan, Valencian
- meirande Galician
- máis Galician
- niwære Middle High German
- mais Old Portuguese
- mas Old Portuguese
- ma Aromanian
- más Asturian
- ma Friulian
- mai Friulian
- masse Friulian
- mai Old Occitan
- mais Old Occitan
- mas Old Spanish
- mui Dalmatian
- ma Neapolitan
- ma Istriot
- mai Istriot
- mais Fala
- mais Indo-Portuguese