Contionary:mes

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Middle Annerish

Etymology

Noun from Celtic *messus. For the verb, Bernthaler draws connection to Old Annerish móa, múa ("breastmilk or porridge") and Germanic *matjaną ("to dine"); influenced by possible Goidelic cognate maidid ("to break"). Imperative from Indo-European *wes-.

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /mʲesˠ/ [mes]

Inflection of mes
 Ⅳ ᴍᴀsᴄ.  ɴᴏᴍ. ɢᴇɴ. ᴀᴛ. ᴏᴄ.
ᴄᴏʟ.  mes   mesaʟ  mesaıb   mesʟ

ᴀᴄᴛ.
 ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇʀʙ: yn ɪᴍᴘ.: fua, fuaıbᴘʟ
ʀᴇᴛ. ɴᴀʀ. ɪʀʀ. ᴏɴᴅ.
ᴀʙs.  meıdes   meıdıs, 
 meıded*,
 meıdım**
 meà(ıd*)   meàıs, 
 meàd*,
 meàım**
ᴄᴏɴᴊ.  meıd   meà 
ᴘᴀss.  meıdett   meıdır   meàr   meàır 
*2nd ᴘ. & 3rd ᴘ.sɢ. ᴘᴏs. form, **1st ᴘ.sɢ. & ɪɴᴄʟ. form.

Verb / Noun

mes (runic:ᛓᛆᛌ)

  1. (mn.) Fruit and nuts as produce;
  2. (tr.; of animals) To eat fodder or drink, lap, consume;
  3. (of humans) To eat fruit, nuts, seeds, soup, porridge, stew, or bread.
  4. (literally and fig.) To break bread.

ɴ.ʙ.

A special form of the vn. is used for the latter sense:

  • Tó mé c meıdm mesa - I'm cracking nuts.

A special form is used for the ɴᴇɢ. ɪᴍᴘ.:

  • fuar mu baırgeàn. - Don't eat my slice of bread!

Not interchangeable with nıne!