English

Verb

pays

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of pay

Anagrams

• pyas, spay, yaps

French

Etymology

From Old French païs, from Late Latin pāgēnsis ‎(“inhabitant of a district”), derived from Latin pāgus ‎(“countryside; district”). Cognates include Italian paese. Borrowed into Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish as país.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛˈi/, /peˈi/

Noun

pays m ‎(plural pays)

1. land, country, region
2. (politics, geography) country

Related terms

• paysage
• paysan

Middle French

Alternative forms

• païs
• paÿs

Noun

pays m (plural pays)

1. land; country; region

Norman

Etymology

From Old French païs, from Late Latin pāgēnsis ‎(“inhabitant of a district”), derived from Latin pāgus ‎(“countryside; district”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pays m ‎(plural pays)

1. (Jersey) country

Derived terms

• Les Pays Bas ‎(“the Netherlands”)

Portuguese

Noun

pays m (plural payses)

1. Obsolete spelling of país

Noun

pays m

1. Obsolete spelling of pais