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mesi
mesi
Aromanian
Alternative forms
Noun
mesi f
Synonyms
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *meci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *mete, which is probably borrowed from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu. Cognates include Hungarian méz.
Noun
mesi (genitive mee, partitive mett)
Declension
Inflection of mesi (ÕS type 15/käsi, d/t-ø-s gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mesi | meed |
| accusative | mee | meed |
| genitive | mee | mete |
| partitive | mett | mesi |
| illative | mette meesse |
metesse mesisse |
| inessive | mees | metes mesis |
| elative | meest | metest mesist |
| allative | meele | metele mesile |
| adessive | meel | metel mesil |
| ablative | meelt | metelt mesilt |
| translative | meeks | meteks mesiks |
| terminative | meeni | meteni |
| essive | meena | metena |
| abessive | meeta | meteta |
| comitative | meega | metega |
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *meci (“honey”), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *mete, which is probably borrowed from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu. Cognates include Hungarian méz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈme̞si]
- Rhymes: -esi
- Hyphenation: me‧si
Noun
mesi
- nectar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds)
Declension
| Inflection of mesi (Kotus type 27/käsi, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mesi | medet | |
| genitive | meden | mesien | |
| partitive | mettä | mesiä | |
| illative | meteen | mesiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | mesi | medet | |
| accusative | nom. | mesi | medet |
| gen. | meden | ||
| genitive | meden | mesien mettenrare |
|
| partitive | mettä | mesiä | |
| inessive | medessä | mesissä | |
| elative | medestä | mesistä | |
| illative | meteen | mesiin | |
| adessive | medellä | mesillä | |
| ablative | medeltä | mesiltä | |
| allative | medelle | mesille | |
| essive | metenä | mesinä | |
| translative | medeksi | mesiksi | |
| instructive | — | mesin | |
| abessive | medettä | mesittä | |
| comitative | — | mesineen | |
Derived terms
- mesikämmen
- mesiäinen
See also
Anagrams
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *meci.
Noun
mesi (genitive mee, partitive [please provide])
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
References
- "mesi" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat
Võro
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *meci.
Noun
mesi (genitive mii, partitive mett)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.