Contionary:mesa

Avendonian

Pronunciation

• (Central Avendonian) IPA^(key): [ˈmesa]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *maisǭ.

Noun

mesa f (plural mese)

1. titmouse

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *missa.

Noun

mesa f (plural mese)

1. (Christianity) mass

Kirtumur

Alternative form

• misa (Erepursal)

Etymology

From East Kyrdan misa, from Kērsalur misa, itself from Proto-Kyrdan *ŋʷaisa (“to eat”). Cognate with Kērsalur misa, Cirdamur ŋaisa. Displaced native ŋeisa.

Pronunciation

• (Umunesal) IPA: [ˈmɛ.sɑ]
• (Erepursal) IPA: [ˈmi.sɑ]

Noun

mesa v ambitransitive

1. (transitive) to eat

   muŋisarik mesē – he/she is eating breakfast.

2. (intransitive) to consume a meal

   kheniyimisit ukala? – do they eat in the evening?

3. (transitive) to consume, to use up

   chauraka eŋeir mesēktu – small towns don’t consume a lot of electricity.

4. (transitive/intransitive) to corrode

   kulkap namut umissuraknuem mesētu – strong acids corrode iron.

   mureik mukimesa – gold doesn’t corrode.

Declension

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Derived terms

• nammes – eating