mece
See also: MECE, mecé, and męce
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *mēkijaz. Cognate with Old Saxon māki, Old Norse mækir, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 (mēkeis);only attested in inflected forms;
Borrowed into Slavic: see e.g. Russian меч (meč), Serbo-Croatian mȁč, Czech, Slovak and Slovene meč, Polish miecz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeːt͡ʃe/
Noun
mēċe m
- (poetic) a kind of sword
- Flodweard gesloh unhleowan wæg alde mece. The flood-guardian struck the unprotective wave with an ancient sword. (Exodus)
Declension
Declension of mece (strong ja-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mēċe | mēċas |
| accusative | mēċe | mēċas |
| genitive | mēċes | mēċa |
| dative | mēċe | mēċum |
Derived terms
- mēċefisc
See also
- bil n
- secg m
- sweord n
Spanish
Pronunciation
- (Castilian) IPA(key): /ˈmeθe/
- (Latin America) IPA(key): /ˈmese/
Verb
mece
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of mecer.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of mecer.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of mecer.