mavis
/ˈmeɪvɪs/
mavis noun: song thrush.
Noun
mavis (plural mavises)
- song thrush
- At midnight the moon cometh, / And looketh down alone; / Her song the lintwhite swelleth, / The clear voiced mavis dwelleth […]1830, Tennyson Alfred Lord, “"Claribel"”, in Poems Chiefly Lyrical
Proper noun capitalized: Mavis
Mavis
- A female given name from English.
- "Rather an odd name, Mavis, isn't it?" I at last ventured to observe. "Yes, - but it suits her wonderfully. She sings quite as sweetly as any thrush, so she merits her designation."1895, Marie Corelli, chapter IX, in The Sorrows of Satan: or The Strange Experience of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire […], London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC, page 139
mavis meaning in Tamil
mavis in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
Forms of mavis
| plural | mavises |
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Origin of mavis
From Middle English mavys, from Anglo-Norman mauvis, from Old French mauvis (“song thrush”).
Coined at the end of the 19th century from mavis, a poetical name for the song thrush.
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Questions about mavis
- What does mavis mean?
- Mavis means song thrush.
- What is mavis in Tamil?
- Mavis in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Mavis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is mavis?
- Mavis can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce mavis?
- Mavis is pronounced /ˈmeɪvɪs/.
- What is the plural of mavis?
- The plural of mavis is mavises.
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