messore

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin messōrem (“reaper”), derived from messus, perfect passive participle of metō (“to reap, harvest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mesˈso.re/
  • Rhymes: -ore
  • Hyphenation: mes‧só‧re

Noun

messore m (plural messori)

  1. (literary, obsolete) reaper
    Synonym: mietitore

Further reading

  • messore in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

messōre

  1. ablative singular of messor
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