meses
See also: mesés
English
Noun
meses
- plural of mese
Asturian
Noun
meses
- plural of mes
- plural of mesa
Indonesian
In Indonesia, sprinkles—meses—are commonly used as a bread topping.
Etymology
From Dutch muisjes (“a type of sprinkles”, literally “mice”), muis (“mouse”), from Middle Dutch muus, from Old Dutch *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛ.səs]
- Hyphenation: mè‧sês
Noun
mèsês (first-person possessive mesesku, second-person possessive mesesmu, third-person possessive mesesnya)
- (cooking) sprinkles, small candy or sugar pieces that are sprinkled over other confections.
Usage notes
Indonesian meses has more similarity to Dutch hagelslag than to Dutch muisjes.
Further reading
- “meses” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέσης (mésēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈme.seːs/, [ˈmɛs̠eːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.ses/, [ˈmɛːs̬es]
Noun
mesēs m (genitive mesae); first declension
- north-east wind
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mesēs | mesae |
| Genitive | mesae | mesārum |
| Dative | mesae | mesīs |
| Accusative | mesēn | mesās |
| Ablative | mesē | mesīs |
| Vocative | mesē | mesae |
References
- “meses”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- meses in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Occitan
Noun
meses
- plural of mes
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈme.zis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈme.ziʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈme.zes/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈme.zɨʃ/
- Hyphenation: me‧ses
Noun
meses
- plural of mês
Spanish
Noun
meses m pl
- plural of mes
Verb
meses
- second-person singular present subjunctive of mesar