Messidor

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UK/ˈmɛsɪdɔː/US/ˌmɛsɪˈdɔɹ/

proper noun

The tenth month of the French Republican Calendar, from June 19 or 20 to July 18 or 19.

OriginFrench messidor ← Latin messis ← Ancient Greek δῶρον →
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Meanings

proper nounMessidor (plural Messidors)

plural Messidors

  1. historicalThe tenth month of the French Republican Calendar, from June 19 or 20 to July 18 or 19.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδῶρον“gift”
  2. Latinmessis“harvest”
  3. Frenchmessidor
  4. EnglishMessidor

Borrowed from French messidor, from Latin messis (“harvest”) + Ancient Greek δῶρον (dôron, “gift”).

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Translations

Arabic مِيسِيدُور
  • مِيسِيدُور (mīsīdūr)the tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
Basque bihilis
  • bihilisthe tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
Catalan messidor
  • messidorthe tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
Chinese Cantonese 穫月 /获月
  • 穫月 /获月 (wok⁶ jyut⁶)the tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
Chinese Mandarin 穫月 /获月
  • 穫月 /获月 (Huòyuè)the tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
Dutch messidor, oogstmaand
  • messidorthe tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
  • oogstmaandthe tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
Esperanto mesidoro
  • mesidorothe tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
Estonian messidoor, lõikuskuu
  • messidoorthe tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
  • lõikuskuuthe tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
Finnish messidor
  • messidorthe tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
French messidor
  • messidorthe tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
German Messidor, Erntemonat
  • Messidorthe tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Erntemonatthe tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
Greek Μεσιντόρ, Θεριστής
  • Μεσιντόρ (Mesintór)the tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Θεριστής (Theristís)the tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
Hebrew מֶסִידוֹר
  • מֶסִידוֹר (mesidór)the tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
Italian messidoro
  • messidorothe tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
Japanese メスィドール, 収穫月
  • メスィドール (mesidōru)the tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
  • 収穫月 (shūkakutsuki)the tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
Korean 수확달, 메시도르
  • 수확달 (suhwakdal)the tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
  • 메시도르 (mesidoreu)the tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
Lithuanian mesadoras
  • mesadorasthe tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
Persian مِسیدُر
  • مِسیدُر (mesidor)the tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
Polish messidor
  • messidorthe tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
Portuguese messidor
  • messidorthe tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
Russian мессидо́р
  • мессидо́р (messidór)the tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
Spanish mesidor
  • mesidorthe tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
Swedish messidor, skördemånad
  • messidorthe tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
  • skördemånadthe tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
Ukrainian мессідо́р
  • мессідо́р (messidór)the tenth month of the French Republican Calendar
Vietnamese tháng gặt hái
  • tháng gặt háithe tenth month of the French Republican Calendar

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Messidor

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Cite this entry
APA

Messidor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Messidor

MLA

“Messidor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Messidor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Messidor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Messidor.

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