mesi

See also: mèsi and mēši

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek μέση (mési).

Noun

mesi f

  1. middle, center

Synonyms

See also

Corsican

Noun

mesi m

  1. plural of mese

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)

  1. honey

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 (→ English mead). Cognates include Hungarian méz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmesi/, [ˈme̞s̠i]
  • Rhymes: -esi
  • Syllabification(key): me‧si

Noun

mesi

  1. 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
Possessive forms of mesi (type käsi)
possessor singular plural
1st person meteni metemme
2nd person metesi metenne
3rd person metensä

Derived terms

See also

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meci. Cognates include Finnish mesi and Estonian mesi.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmesi/, [ˈme̞s̠i]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmesi/, [ˈme̞ʒ̥i]
  • Rhymes: -esi
  • Hyphenation: me‧si

Noun

mesi

  1. nectar
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, N. J. Molotsova, transl., Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 24:
      Unilinnut ja kimalaiset toittiijaat makkiaal kukan meel, lampaat ja lehmät söövät heinää, cirkkulaiset ja kyyhkyläiset nokkiit jyvviä, vesimaonkottaiset närivät rohhoa vesikasvoloist.
      Butterflies and bumblebees feed theirselves with the sweet nectar of flowers, sheep and cows eat hay, sparrows and doves peck grain, sea snails chew grass from water plants.
  2. (in compounds) honey

Declension
Declension of mesi (type 5/vesi, t- gradation)
singular plural
nominative mesi meet
genitive meen messiin, mesilöin
partitive mettä messiä, mesilöjä
illative mettee messii, mesilöihe
inessive mees mesiis, mesilöis
elative meest mesist, mesilöist
allative meelle mesille, mesilöille
adessive meel mesiil, mesilöil
ablative meelt mesilt, mesilöilt
translative meeks mesiks, mesilöiks
essive metteennä, metteen messiinnä, mesilöinnä, messiin, mesilöin
exessive1) mettent messint, mesilöint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

References
  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 62
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 306

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈme.zi/
  • Rhymes: -ezi
  • Hyphenation: mé‧si

Noun

mesi m

  1. plural of mese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.zi/
  • Rhymes: -ɛzi
  • Hyphenation: mè‧si

Noun

mesi m

  1. plural of meso

Anagrams

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meci.

Noun

mesi (genitive mii, partitive mett)

  1. honey

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meci.

Pronunciation
  • (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈmesi/, [ˈmesi]
  • Rhymes: -esi
  • Hyphenation: me‧si

Noun

mesi

  1. honey

Inflection
Declension of mesi (type X/tuli, t- gradation)
singular plural
nominative mesi meed
genitive mee mesije, mesi
partitive mette mesite, mesi
illative mette, mettese mesije, mesise
inessive meez mesiz
elative meesse mesisse
allative meele mesile
adessive meelle mesille
ablative meelte mesilte
translative meessi mesissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References
  • V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎, 2 edition, Tallinn
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