mesure
See also: mesuré
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French mesure, from Latin mēnsūra (“measure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mə.zyʁ/
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Noun
mesure f (plural mesures)
Derived terms
Verb
mesure
- inflection of mesurer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “mesure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French mesure, from Latin mēnsūra.
Noun
mesure
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.- c. 1370–1390, [William Langland], “[Passus I]”, in The Vision of Pierce Plowman [...], London: […] Roberte Crowley, […], published 1550, →OCLC:
- Mesure is medcynee · þouȝ þow moche ȝerne.
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Related terms
Descendants
- English: measure
References
- “mē̆sūre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Spanish
Verb
mesure
- inflection of mesurar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative