FromLatinmēnsis(“month”), the plural beingmēnsēs(“months”), corresponding to the monthly courses of women. Comparemonth.
menses pl (plural only)
- The discharge ofblood mixed with pieces ofcellulartissue from theuterus out through thevagina, which occurs roughly every month inuninseminatedwomen;menstrual flow.
menstrual flow
- Bulgarian:менструация f(menstruacija)
- Burmese:မီးယပ် (my)(mi:yap),ဥတု (my)(u.tu.),ရာသီ (my)(rasi)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin:月經 /月经 (zh)(yuèjīng),經血 /经血 (zh)(jīngxuè)
- Danish:please add this translation if you can
- Dutch:menstruatie (nl) f
- Finnish:kuukautisvuoto,kuukautiset (fi)
- French:règles (fr) f pl,menstruations (fr) f pl,menstrues (fr) f pl(archaic)
- Greek:έμμηνα (el) n pl(émmina),καταμήνια (el) n pl(katamínia)
- Ancient:ἄφεδρος f(áphedros)
- Hindi:पुष्प (hi) m(puṣp),रज (hi) m(raj)
- Italian:mestruazioni (it) f
- Japanese:月経血(gekkeichi),メンス (ja)(mensu)
- Latin:menstruum n
- Maori:totorewa,mate marama
- Old English:mōnaþblōd n
- Polish:krwawieniemiesięczne n
- Spanish:menstruo (es) m,menstruación (es) f
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menses f
- plural ofmense
menses
- plural ofmense
mēnsēs
- nominative/accusative/vocativeplural ofmēnsis
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mènses m inan (Cyrillic spellingмѐнсес)
- (colloquial)menstruation
- Synonyms:kataménije,menstruácija,mȅnga,menoréja,mènzes,mjȅsečnica,perióda
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