medra

medra

See also: medrá

Asturian

Verb

medra

1. inflection of medrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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Galician

Etymology

Back-formation from medrar (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛðɾɐ]

Noun

medra f (plural medras)

1. growth, increase

   Synonym: crecemento

2. advancement

   Synonyms: ascenso, progreso, promoción

3. growth spurt
   • 1707, Salvador Francisco Roel, Entremés ao real e feliz parto da nosa raíña:

     Afonso:

     Eu brindo po la saude

     da nosa Siñora Reyna

     Christobo:

     Eu brindo po lo Infante,

     que Deus lle dè moytas medras.

     Afonso:

     "I toast the health

     of our Lady the Queen"

     Cristobo:

     "I toast the prince,

     God give him many growths"

4. tree ring
5. acne

Derived terms

• para as medras (“too large”)

References

• “medra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “medra” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “medra” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish mierda (“shit”), from Latin merdam (“shit”). Compare Spanish mierda.

Noun

medra f (Latin spelling)

1. (vulgar) shit

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Portuguese

Verb

medra

1. inflection of medrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmedɾa/ [ˈme.ð̞ɾa]
• Rhymes: -edɾa
• Syllabification: me‧dra

Etymology 1

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Noun

medra f (plural medras)

1. improvement, progress
2. growth, increase

Related terms

• medrar
• medro

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

medra

1. inflection of medrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “medra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Welsh

Alternative forms

• medraf (first-person singular)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛdra/
• Rhymes: -ɛdra

Verb

medra

1. inflection of medru:
   1. first-person singular present/future colloquial
   2. (rare) second-person singular imperative

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
medra	fedra	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.