Dalmatian

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Etymology

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From a cross of Latin mēnsus (measured, distributed) and medius (middle, half). Like Sardinian mesu and perhaps Venetan miso; unlike Italian mezzo and Romanian miez.

Noun

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mesu m

  1. middle
  2. half

Finnish

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Etymology

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Clipping of mestari +‎ -u

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmesu/, [ˈme̞s̠u]
  • Rhymes: -esu
  • Syllabification(key): me‧su

Noun

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mesu (colloquial)

  1. Synonym of rakennusmestari

Declension

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Inflection of mesu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative mesu mesut
genitive mesun mesujen
partitive mesua mesuja
illative mesuun mesuihin
singular plural
nominative mesu mesut
accusative nom. mesu mesut
gen. mesun
genitive mesun mesujen
partitive mesua mesuja
inessive mesussa mesuissa
elative mesusta mesuista
illative mesuun mesuihin
adessive mesulla mesuilla
ablative mesulta mesuilta
allative mesulle mesuille
essive mesuna mesuina
translative mesuksi mesuiksi
abessive mesutta mesuitta
instructive mesuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of mesu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mesuni mesuni
accusative nom. mesuni mesuni
gen. mesuni
genitive mesuni mesujeni
partitive mesuani mesujani
inessive mesussani mesuissani
elative mesustani mesuistani
illative mesuuni mesuihini
adessive mesullani mesuillani
ablative mesultani mesuiltani
allative mesulleni mesuilleni
essive mesunani mesuinani
translative mesukseni mesuikseni
abessive mesuttani mesuittani
instructive
comitative mesuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mesusi mesusi
accusative nom. mesusi mesusi
gen. mesusi
genitive mesusi mesujesi
partitive mesuasi mesujasi
inessive mesussasi mesuissasi
elative mesustasi mesuistasi
illative mesuusi mesuihisi
adessive mesullasi mesuillasi
ablative mesultasi mesuiltasi
allative mesullesi mesuillesi
essive mesunasi mesuinasi
translative mesuksesi mesuiksesi
abessive mesuttasi mesuittasi
instructive
comitative mesuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mesumme mesumme
accusative nom. mesumme mesumme
gen. mesumme
genitive mesumme mesujemme
partitive mesuamme mesujamme
inessive mesussamme mesuissamme
elative mesustamme mesuistamme
illative mesuumme mesuihimme
adessive mesullamme mesuillamme
ablative mesultamme mesuiltamme
allative mesullemme mesuillemme
essive mesunamme mesuinamme
translative mesuksemme mesuiksemme
abessive mesuttamme mesuittamme
instructive
comitative mesuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mesunne mesunne
accusative nom. mesunne mesunne
gen. mesunne
genitive mesunne mesujenne
partitive mesuanne mesujanne
inessive mesussanne mesuissanne
elative mesustanne mesuistanne
illative mesuunne mesuihinne
adessive mesullanne mesuillanne
ablative mesultanne mesuiltanne
allative mesullenne mesuillenne
essive mesunanne mesuinanne
translative mesuksenne mesuiksenne
abessive mesuttanne mesuittanne
instructive
comitative mesuinenne

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Japanese

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Romanization

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mesu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of めす
  2. Rōmaji transcription of メス

Sardinian

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Etymology

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From a cross of Latin mēnsus (measured, distributed) and medius (middle, half). Like Dalmatian mesu and perhaps Venetan miso; unlike Italian mezzo and Romanian miez.

Noun

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mesu

  1. half