mecer

Asturian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈθeɾ/ [meˈθeɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Hyphenation: me‧cer

Etymology 1

From Latin miscēre.

Verb

mecer

  1. to mix; to blend
    Synonym: mezclar
  2. to rearrange
    Synonyms: mezclar, revolver

Etymology 2

From Latin mulgēre.

Verb

mecer

  1. to milk
    Synonym: catar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin miscēre. Compare Portuguese mexer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈθeɾ/ [meˈθeɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /meˈseɾ/ [meˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: me‧cer

Verb

mecer (first-person singular present mezo, first-person singular preterite mecí, past participle mecido)

  1. (transitive) to rock (movement), cradle
    Synonym: acunar
  2. (transitive, Peru) to put off something in a deceitful way

Conjugation

    Conjugation of mecer (irregular; c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive mecer
gerund meciendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular mecido mecida
plural mecidos mecidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present mezo mecestú
mecésvos 		mece mecemos mecéis mecen
imperfect mecía mecías mecía mecíamos mecíais mecían
preterite mecí meciste meció mecimos mecisteis mecieron
future meceré mecerás mecerá meceremos meceréis mecerán
conditional mecería mecerías mecería meceríamos meceríais mecerían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present meza mezastú
mezásvos2 		meza mezamos mezáis mezan
imperfect
(ra) 		meciera mecieras meciera meciéramos mecierais mecieran
imperfect
(se) 		meciese mecieses meciese meciésemos mecieseis meciesen
future1 meciere mecieres meciere meciéremos meciereis mecieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative mecetú
mecévos 		meza mezamos meced mezan
negative no mezas no meza no mezamos no mezáis no mezan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of mecer (irregular; c-z alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive mecer dative mecerme mecerte mecerle, mecerse mecernos meceros mecerles, mecerse
accusative mecerme mecerte mecerlo, mecerla, mecerse mecernos meceros mecerlos, mecerlas, mecerse
with gerund meciendo dative meciéndome meciéndote meciéndole, meciéndose meciéndonos meciéndoos meciéndoles, meciéndose
accusative meciéndome meciéndote meciéndolo, meciéndola, meciéndose meciéndonos meciéndoos meciéndolos, meciéndolas, meciéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative mece dative méceme mécete mécele mécenos not used méceles
accusative méceme mécete mécelo, mécela mécenos not used mécelos, mécelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative mecé dative meceme mecete mecele mecenos not used meceles
accusative meceme mecete mecelo, mecela mecenos not used mecelos, mecelas
with formal second-person singular imperative meza dative mézame not used mézale, mézase mézanos not used mézales
accusative mézame not used mézalo, mézala, mézase mézanos not used mézalos, mézalas
with first-person plural imperative mezamos dative not used mezámoste mezámosle mezámonos mezámoos mezámosles
accusative not used mezámoste mezámoslo, mezámosla mezámonos mezámoos mezámoslos, mezámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative meced dative mecedme not used mecedle mecednos meceos mecedles
accusative mecedme not used mecedlo, mecedla mecednos meceos mecedlos, mecedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative mezan dative mézanme not used mézanle mézannos not used mézanles, mézanse
accusative mézanme not used mézanlo, mézanla mézannos not used mézanlos, mézanlas, mézanse

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