Dalmatian
Etymology
From a cross of Latin mēnsus (“measured, distributed”) and medius (“middle, half”). Like Sardinian mesu and perhaps Venetan miso; unlike Italian mezzo and Romanian miez.
Noun
mesu m
- middle
- half
Finnish
Etymology
Clipping of mestari + -u
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmesu/, [ˈme̞s̠u]
- Rhymes: -esu
- Syllabification(key): me‧su
- Hyphenation(key): me‧su
Noun
mesu (colloquial)
- synonym of rakennusmestari
Declension
| Inflection of mesu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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mesu
|
mesut
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| genitive
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mesun
|
mesujen
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| partitive
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mesua
|
mesuja
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| illative
|
mesuun
|
mesuihin
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
mesu
|
mesut
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
mesu
|
mesut
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| gen.
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mesun
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| genitive
|
mesun
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mesujen
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| partitive
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mesua
|
mesuja
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| inessive
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mesussa
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mesuissa
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| elative
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mesusta
|
mesuista
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| illative
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mesuun
|
mesuihin
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| adessive
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mesulla
|
mesuilla
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| ablative
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mesulta
|
mesuilta
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| allative
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mesulle
|
mesuille
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| essive
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mesuna
|
mesuina
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| translative
|
mesuksi
|
mesuiksi
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| abessive
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mesutta
|
mesuitta
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| instructive
|
—
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mesuin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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mesuni
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mesuni
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| accusative
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nom.
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mesuni
|
mesuni
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| gen.
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mesuni
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| genitive
|
mesuni
|
mesujeni
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| partitive
|
mesuani
|
mesujani
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| inessive
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mesussani
|
mesuissani
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| elative
|
mesustani
|
mesuistani
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| illative
|
mesuuni
|
mesuihini
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| adessive
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mesullani
|
mesuillani
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| ablative
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mesultani
|
mesuiltani
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| allative
|
mesulleni
|
mesuilleni
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| essive
|
mesunani
|
mesuinani
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| translative
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mesukseni
|
mesuikseni
|
| abessive
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mesuttani
|
mesuittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
mesuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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mesusi
|
mesusi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
mesusi
|
mesusi
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| gen.
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mesusi
|
| genitive
|
mesusi
|
mesujesi
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| partitive
|
mesuasi
|
mesujasi
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| inessive
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mesussasi
|
mesuissasi
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| elative
|
mesustasi
|
mesuistasi
|
| illative
|
mesuusi
|
mesuihisi
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| adessive
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mesullasi
|
mesuillasi
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| ablative
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mesultasi
|
mesuiltasi
|
| allative
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mesullesi
|
mesuillesi
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| essive
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mesunasi
|
mesuinasi
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| translative
|
mesuksesi
|
mesuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
mesuttasi
|
mesuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
mesuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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mesumme
|
mesumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mesumme
|
mesumme
|
| gen.
|
mesumme
|
| genitive
|
mesumme
|
mesujemme
|
| partitive
|
mesuamme
|
mesujamme
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| inessive
|
mesussamme
|
mesuissamme
|
| elative
|
mesustamme
|
mesuistamme
|
| illative
|
mesuumme
|
mesuihimme
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| adessive
|
mesullamme
|
mesuillamme
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| ablative
|
mesultamme
|
mesuiltamme
|
| allative
|
mesullemme
|
mesuillemme
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| essive
|
mesunamme
|
mesuinamme
|
| translative
|
mesuksemme
|
mesuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
mesuttamme
|
mesuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
mesuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mesunne
|
mesunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mesunne
|
mesunne
|
| gen.
|
mesunne
|
| genitive
|
mesunne
|
mesujenne
|
| partitive
|
mesuanne
|
mesujanne
|
| inessive
|
mesussanne
|
mesuissanne
|
| elative
|
mesustanne
|
mesuistanne
|
| illative
|
mesuunne
|
mesuihinne
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| adessive
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mesullanne
|
mesuillanne
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| ablative
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mesultanne
|
mesuiltanne
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| allative
|
mesullenne
|
mesuillenne
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| essive
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mesunanne
|
mesuinanne
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| translative
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mesuksenne
|
mesuiksenne
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| abessive
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mesuttanne
|
mesuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
mesuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mesunsa
|
mesunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mesunsa
|
mesunsa
|
| gen.
|
mesunsa
|
| genitive
|
mesunsa
|
mesujensa
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| partitive
|
mesuaan
mesuansa
|
mesujaan
mesujansa
|
| inessive
|
mesussaan
mesussansa
|
mesuissaan
mesuissansa
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| elative
|
mesustaan
mesustansa
|
mesuistaan
mesuistansa
|
| illative
|
mesuunsa
|
mesuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
mesullaan
mesullansa
|
mesuillaan
mesuillansa
|
| ablative
|
mesultaan
mesultansa
|
mesuiltaan
mesuiltansa
|
| allative
|
mesulleen
mesullensa
|
mesuilleen
mesuillensa
|
| essive
|
mesunaan
mesunansa
|
mesuinaan
mesuinansa
|
| translative
|
mesukseen
mesuksensa
|
mesuikseen
mesuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
mesuttaan
mesuttansa
|
mesuittaan
mesuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
mesuineen
mesuinensa
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Synonyms
Further reading
Japanese
Romanization
mesu
- Rōmaji transcription of めす
- Rōmaji transcription of メス
Sardinian
Etymology
From a cross of Latin mēnsus (“measured, distributed”) and medius (“middle, half”). Like Dalmatian mesu and perhaps Venetan miso; unlike Italian mezzo and Romanian miez.
Noun
mesu
- half