mea

See also:Appendix:Variations of "mea"

'Are'are

Noun

mea

tongue

References

Kateřina Naitoro,A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax(2013)

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

FromLatinmea.CompareRomanianmea.

Pronoun

meaf(masculinemeu,feminine pluralmealiormeale,masculine pluralmei)

my;first-person feminine singular possessive pronoun

Usage notes

Always preceded by 'a'- "a mea".

Related terms

Basque

BasqueWikipediahas an article on:

mea

Wikipedia^eu

Etymology

Uncertain, probably from an earlier form*mena.Further derivation has two possibilities: either fromSpanishmena(“ore”);or fromProto-Basque*bena,fromLatinvēnam,accusative singular ofvēna(“vein”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/mea/[me.a]
Rhymes:-ea
Hyphenation:me‧a

Noun

meainan

mineral
ore

Declension

Declension ofmea(inanimate, ending in-a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	mea	mea	meak
ergative	meak	meak	meek
dative	meari	meari	meei
genitive	mearen	mearen	meen
comitative	mearekin	mearekin	meekin
causative	mearengatik	mearengatik	meengatik
benefactive	mearentzat	mearentzat	meentzat
instrumental	meaz	meaz	meez
inessive	meatan	mean	meetan
locative	meatako	meako	meetako
allative	meatara	meara	meetara
terminative	meataraino	mearaino	meetaraino
directive	meatarantz	mearantz	meetarantz
destinative	meatarako	mearako	meetarako
ablative	meatatik	meatik	meetatik
partitive	mearik	—	—
prolative	meatzat	—	—

Derived terms

meategi(“mine”)
meatoki(“mine”)
meatze(“mine”)(see there for further derivations)
meazulo(“entrance to a mine”)

References

^“mea”inEtymological Dictionary of BasquebyR. L. Trask,sussex.ac.uk

Galician

Etymology

FromOld Galician-Portuguese,fromLatinmedia,frommedius.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):[ˈmeɐ]

Noun

meaf(pluralmeas)

skein(a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel)
Synonyms:cadeixa,madeixa,meada

References

Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “meas”,inCorpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández,editor (2006–2013), “mea”,inDicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega[Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández,Ernesto Xosé González Seoane,María Álvarez de la Granja,editors (2003–2018), “mea”,inTesouro informatizado da lingua galega(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco,editor (2014–2024), “mea”,inTesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega,→ISSN

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/ˈme.a/,[ˈmɛ.jə]

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Etymology 1

FromProto-Polynesian*meqa(cognate withMaorimeaandTonganmeʻa( “thing, matter, object” ))^[1]^[2]

Noun

mea

thing,object
person

Derived terms

References

^Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “mea”, inHawaiian Dictionary,revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press,→ISBN,pages243-4
^Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “meqa.a”,inPOLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Etymology 2

FromProto-Polynesian*mea(compare withmeaandTonganmea)^[1]fromProto-Oceanic*meʀaq,fromProto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*meʀaq,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*ma-iʀaq(seeMalaymerah,Ibanmirah).^[2]^[3]

Verb

mea

(stative)reddish(as water full of red soil)

References

^Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “mea”, inHawaiian Dictionary,revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press,→ISBN,pages243-4
^Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “mea.1a”,inPOLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
^Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008)The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic,volume 3: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University,→ISBN,pages212-3

Ido

Etymology

Fromme+‎-a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/ˈmea/

Determiner

mea

my,belonging to me.

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/ˈmɛ.a/
Rhymes:-ɛa
Hyphenation:mè‧a

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Adjective

mea

feminine singularofmeo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Verb

mea

inflection ofmeare:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

-ame,Ema,Maè

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/ˈme.a/,[ˈmeä]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/ˈme.a/,[ˈmɛːä]

Pronoun

mea

inflection ofmeus:
1. nominative/vocativefeminine singular
2. nominative/accusative/vocativeneuter plural

Pronoun

meā

ablative feminine singularofmeus

Macanese

Etymology

FromPortuguesemeia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mea

sock,stocking

References

https:// macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#m

Maori

Etymology 1

FromProto-Polynesian*meqa(cognate withTonganmeʻa(“thing, matter, object”))^[1]^[2]

Noun

mea

thing

References

^Tregear, Edward (1891)Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎^[1],Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page205
^Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “meqa.a”,inPOLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Etymology 2

FromProto-Polynesian*meafromProto-Oceanic*meʀaq,fromProto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*meʀaq,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*ma-iʀaq(compare withMalaymerah,Ibanmirah).^[1]^[2]

Adjective

mea

red,reddish
Synonyms:whero,kura

References

^Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “mea.1a”,inPOLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
^Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008)The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic,volume 3: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University,→ISBN,pages212-3

Colorsin Maori ·ngā tae(layout·text)
mā,tea	kiwikiwi	pango
whero,mea,kura	karaka;parauri	kōwhai,renga
	kākāriki	kārikiuri
	kikorangi	kahurangi
tūāuri	waiporoporo	māwhero

Etymology 3

FromEnglishmayor

Noun

mea

mayor
Synonym:koromatua

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/²meːɑ/

Conjunction

mea

(pre-1959)alternative form ofmedan

Romanian

Etymology

InheritedfromLatinmea,feminine ofmeus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):[me̯a]
Audio: (file)

Determiner

mea

feminine singularofmeu

Pronoun

meaf(possessive pronouns)

(preceded by "a")mine

Sassarese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/ˈmea/

Adjective

mea

feminine singularofmeu

Pronoun

mea

feminine singularofmeu

Spanish

Verb

mea

inflection ofmear:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili

Pronunciation

Audio(Kenya): (file)

Verb

-mea(infinitivekumea)

togrow

Conjugation

Conjugation of-mea

Positive present	-namea
Subjunctive	-mee
Negative	-mei
Imperative singular	mea

Infinitives

Positive	kumea
Negative	kutomea

Imperatives

Singular	mea
Plural	meeni

Tensed forms

Habitual	humea
Positive past	positive subject concord+ -limea
Negative past	negative subject concord+ -kumea

Positive present (positive subject concord+ -namea)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		ninamea/namea	tunamea
2nd person		unamea	mnamea
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	anamea	wanamea
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord+ -namea

Negative present (negative subject concord+ -mei)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		simei	hatumei
2nd person		humei	hammei
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	hamei	hawamei
3rd person	other classes	negative subject concord+ -mei

Positive future	positive subject concord+ -tamea
Negative future	negative subject concord+ -tamea

Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord+ -mee)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		nimee	tumee
2nd person		umee	mmee
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	amee	wamee
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord+ -mee

Negative subjunctive	positive subject concord+ -simee
Positive present conditional	positive subject concord+ -ngemea
Negative present conditional	positive subject concord+ -singemea
Positive past conditional	positive subject concord+ -ngalimea
Negative past conditional	positive subject concord+ -singalimea

Gnomic (positive subject concord+ -amea)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		namea	twamea
2nd person		wamea	mwamea
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	amea	wamea
	m-mi_(III/IV)	wamea	yamea
	ji-ma_(V/VI)	lamea	yamea
	ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	chamea	vyamea
	n_(IX/X)	yamea	zamea
	u_(XI)	wamea	seen_(X)orma_(VI)class
	ku_(XV/XVII)	kwamea
	pa_(XVI)	pamea
	mu_(XVIII)	mwamea

Perfect	positive subject concord+ -memea
"Already"	positive subject concord+ -meshamea
"Not yet"	negative subject concord+ -jamea
"If/When"	positive subject concord+ -kimea
"If not"	positive subject concord+ -sipomea
Consecutive	kamea/positive subject concord+ -kamea
Consecutive subjunctive	positive subject concord+ -kamee

Object concord (indicative positive)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		-nimea	-tumea
2nd person		-kumea	-wamea/-kumeeni/-wameeni
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	-mmea	-wamea
	m-mi_(III/IV)	-umea	-imea
	ji-ma_(V/VI)	-limea	-yamea
	ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-kimea	-vimea
	n_(IX/X)	-imea	-zimea
	u_(XI)	-umea	seen_(X)orma_(VI)class
	ku_(XV/XVII)	-kumea
	pa_(XVI)	-pamea
	mu_(XVIII)	-mumea
Reflexive		-jimea

Relative forms

General positive (positive subject concord+ (object concord) + -mea- +relative marker)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-meaye	-meao
m-mi_(III/IV)	-meao	-meayo
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-mealo	-meayo
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-meacho	-meavyo
n_(IX/X)	-meayo	-meazo
u_(XI)	-meao	seen_(X)orma_(VI)class
ku_(XV/XVII)	-meako
pa_(XVI)	-meapo
mu_(XVIII)	-meamo

Other forms (subject concord+tense marker+relative marker+ (object concord) + -mea)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-yemea	-omea
m-mi_(III/IV)	-omea	-yomea
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-lomea	-yomea
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-chomea	-vyomea
n_(IX/X)	-yomea	-zomea
u_(XI)	-omea	seen_(X)orma_(VI)class
ku_(XV/XVII)	-komea
pa_(XVI)	-pomea
mu_(XVIII)	-momea

Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. SeeAppendix:Swahili verbsfor more information.

Tahitian

Noun

mea

thing

Usage notes

Instead of saying "noun is adjective" one says "noun is adjective mea" (using VSO word order, though).

Tokelauan

Etymology

FromProto-Polynesian*meqa.Cognates includeHawaiianmeaandSamoanmea.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):[ˈme.a]
Hyphenation:me‧a

Noun

mea

thing
- 1948,Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau[Constitution of Tokelau]‎^[2],page 1:
  Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i nā nuku ma kafai ona tagata e faifaimeafakatahi, ma nonofo fakatahi i te filemu ma te fiafia.
  This foundation is recognised in the villages and if its people repeatedly dothingstogether, and [if] they live together in peace and happiness.
(euphemistic)genitalia;junk

Usage notes

In Tokelauan,meamay additionally be translated as "reason", "matter", "case", "tool", "spot" or any other range of indefinite designation for a mentioned object:
I temeatēnei.―In thisspot.(literally, “At thisthinghere.”)

Tēnā temeana hau e au.―This is thereasonI came.(literally, “This is thething(why) I came.”)

References

R. Simona, editor (1986),Tokelau Dictionary‎^[3],Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page232

[1] “mea”inEtymological Dictionary of BasquebyR. L. Trask,sussex.ac.uk

[2] Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “mea”, inHawaiian Dictionary,revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press,→ISBN,pages243-4

[3] Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “meqa.a”,inPOLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

[4] Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “mea”, inHawaiian Dictionary,revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press,→ISBN,pages243-4

[5] Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “mea.1a”,inPOLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

[6] Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008)The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic,volume 3: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University,→ISBN,pages212-3

[7] Tregear, Edward (1891)Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎^[1],Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page205

[8] Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “meqa.a”,inPOLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

[9] Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “mea.1a”,inPOLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

[10] Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008)The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic,volume 3: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University,→ISBN,pages212-3

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'Are'are

Noun

References

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronoun

Usage notes

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Basque

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

References

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

Verb

References

Ido

Etymology

Pronunciation

Determiner

Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

Etymology 2

Verb

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Pronoun

See also

Macanese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

References

Maori

Etymology 1

Noun

References

Etymology 2

Adjective

References

Etymology 3

Noun

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Conjunction

Romanian

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Determiner

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Sassarese

Pronunciation

Adjective

Pronoun

Spanish

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Swahili

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