meser

See also: mə̀sər

Old Occitan

Etymology

Cognate to French monsieur.

Noun

meser m (oblique plural mesers, nominative singular mesers, nominative plural meser)

  1. mister, sir (a title or form of address for a man)

Descendants

  • → Italian: missere, messere, messer, ser
  • → Sicilian: misseri
    • → Maltese: missier (“father”)

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin miser, miserum. Appeared most often in the 16th–18th centuries. Compare also the literary doublet mizer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈser/, /ˈme.ser/

Adjective

meser m or n (feminine singular meseră, masculine plural meseri, feminine and neuter plural mesere)

  1. (obsolete) poor, wretched, unfortunate, impoverished, destitute
    Synonyms: sărac, nenorocit, sărman

Declension

Declension of meser
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite meser meseră meseri mesere
definite meserul mesera meserii meserele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite meser mesere meseri mesere
definite meserului meserei meserilor meserelor

Derived terms

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