majo

See also: Majo, majó, and majō

Cimbrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan majo, from Latin Maius. Doublet of madjo and moajo.

Noun

majo m

1. (Sette Comuni) May

   Synonyms: madjo, moajo

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months: Sette Comuni dialect) genaaro/ghenaar, febraaro/hòrnich, maartzo/mèertzo, avrell, majo/moajo, jugno/praachot, lujo/hubiot, agòsten, septembar/zibante maanont, oktòbar/achte maanont, november/nòinte maanont, disèmber/sègante maanont ^{(Category: cim:Gregorian calendar months)}

References

• “majo” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Esperanto

Etymology

From German Mai, Latin Maius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmajo]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ajo
• Hyphenation: ma‧jo

Noun

majo (accusative singular majon, plural majoj, accusative plural majojn)

1. (sometimes capitalized) May (fifth month of the Gregorian calendar)

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) monatoj de la Gregoria kalendaro; januaro/Januaro, februaro/Februaro, marto/Marto, aprilo/Aprilo, majo/Majo, junio/Junio, julio/Julio, aŭgusto/Aŭgusto, septembro/Septembro, oktobro/Oktobro, novembro/Novembro, decembro/Decembro ^{(Category: eo:Months)}

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑjo/, [ˈmɑ̝jo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑjo
• Hyphenation^(key): ma‧jo

Noun

majo (colloquial)

1. mayo; clipping of majoneesi (“mayonnaise”).

Declension

Inflection of majo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		majo	majot
genitive		majon	majojen
partitive		majoa	majoja
illative		majoon	majoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		majo	majot
accusative	nom.	majo	majot
	gen.	majon
genitive		majon	majojen
partitive		majoa	majoja
inessive		majossa	majoissa
elative		majosta	majoista
illative		majoon	majoihin
adessive		majolla	majoilla
ablative		majolta	majoilta
allative		majolle	majoille
essive		majona	majoina
translative		majoksi	majoiksi
abessive		majotta	majoitta
instructive		—	majoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of majo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative majoni majoni accusative nom. majoni majoni gen. majoni genitive majoni majojeni partitive majoani majojani inessive majossani majoissani elative majostani majoistani illative majooni majoihini adessive majollani majoillani ablative majoltani majoiltani allative majolleni majoilleni essive majonani majoinani translative majokseni majoikseni abessive majottani majoittani instructive — — comitative — majoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative majosi majosi accusative nom. majosi majosi gen. majosi genitive majosi majojesi partitive majoasi majojasi inessive majossasi majoissasi elative majostasi majoistasi illative majoosi majoihisi adessive majollasi majoillasi ablative majoltasi majoiltasi allative majollesi majoillesi essive majonasi majoinasi translative majoksesi majoiksesi abessive majottasi majoittasi instructive — — comitative — majoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative majomme majomme accusative nom. majomme majomme gen. majomme genitive majomme majojemme partitive majoamme majojamme inessive majossamme majoissamme elative majostamme majoistamme illative majoomme majoihimme adessive majollamme majoillamme ablative majoltamme majoiltamme allative majollemme majoillemme essive majonamme majoinamme translative majoksemme majoiksemme abessive majottamme majoittamme instructive — — comitative — majoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative majonne majonne accusative nom. majonne majonne gen. majonne genitive majonne majojenne partitive majoanne majojanne inessive majossanne majoissanne elative majostanne majoistanne illative majoonne majoihinne adessive majollanne majoillanne ablative majoltanne majoiltanne allative majollenne majoillenne essive majonanne majoinanne translative majoksenne majoiksenne abessive majottanne majoittanne instructive — — comitative — majoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative majonsa majonsa accusative nom. majonsa majonsa gen. majonsa genitive majonsa majojensa partitive majoaan majoansa majojaan majojansa inessive majossaan majossansa majoissaan majoissansa elative majostaan majostansa majoistaan majoistansa illative majoonsa majoihinsa adessive majollaan majollansa majoillaan majoillansa ablative majoltaan majoltansa majoiltaan majoiltansa allative majolleen majollensa majoilleen majoillensa essive majonaan majonansa majoinaan majoinansa translative majokseen majoksensa majoikseen majoiksensa abessive majottaan majottansa majoittaan majoittansa instructive — — comitative — majoineen majoinensa

Italiot Greek

Noun

majo m

1. mask

Japanese

Romanization

majo

1. Rōmaji transcription of まじょ

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• nujee

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑjˈɔː]

Interjection

majo

1. well
2. alright

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaxo/ [ˈma.xo]
• Rhymes: -axo
• Syllabification: ma‧jo

Etymology 1

Uncertain.

Adjective

majo (feminine maja, masculine plural majos, feminine plural majas)

1. (Spain, informal) good-looking, handsome
2. (Spain, informal) likeable, nice, pretty

Derived terms

• majísimo
• ser más majo que las pesetas

 

Descendants

• → Catalan: maco

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

majo

1. first-person singular present indicative of majar

Further reading

• “majo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Noun

majo c

1. (slang) Clipping of majonnäs; mayo, mayonnaise

Venetan

Etymology

From Latin Māius. Compare Italian maggio.

Noun

majo m (plural maji)

1. May

Descendants

• → Cimbrian: majo