maesa

See also: Maesa and ma-esa

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈesa/ [maˈe.sa]
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: ma‧e‧sa

Noun

maesa f (plural maesas)

  1. female equivalent of maeso

Descendants

  • → Translingual: Maesa

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • maesu

Etymology

maes (“field”) +‎ -a. The sense of defecate may come via the preposition mas (“out”), itself a derivation of maes.

Verb

maesa (first-person singular present maesaf)

  1. to fight
    Synonym: ymladd
  2. to wage war, to campaign
    Synonyms: rhyfela, lluydda
  3. to plough
    Synonym: aredig
  4. (cricket) to field
  5. to defecate, to void one's bowels
    Synonyms: cachu, ymgarthu, ysgothi, ysgarthu

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of maesa
radical soft nasal aspirate
maesa faesa unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “maesa”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “maesa”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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