meza

See also: Appendix:Variations of "meza"

Basque

Etymology

From some reflex of Latin missa (“mass”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mes̻a/ [me.s̻a]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /mes̻a/ [me.s̻a]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /mes̺a/ [me.s̺a]

 

• Rhymes: -es̻a

• Rhymes: -es̻a
• Rhymes: -es̺a

• Hyphenation: me‧za

Noun

meza inan

1. (religion) mass

Declension

Declension of meza (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	meza	meza	mezak
ergative	mezak	mezak	mezek
dative	mezari	mezari	mezei
genitive	mezaren	mezaren	mezen
comitative	mezarekin	mezarekin	mezekin
causative	mezarengatik	mezarengatik	mezengatik
benefactive	mezarentzat	mezarentzat	mezentzat
instrumental	mezaz	mezaz	mezez
inessive	mezatan	mezan	mezetan
locative	mezatako	mezako	mezetako
allative	mezatara	mezara	mezetara
terminative	mezataraino	mezaraino	mezetaraino
directive	mezatarantz	mezarantz	mezetarantz
destinative	mezatarako	mezarako	mezetarako
ablative	mezatatik	mezatik	mezetatik
partitive	mezarik	—	—
prolative	mezatzat	—	—

Further reading

• “meza”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “meza”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Esperanto

Etymology

From mezo +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmeza]
• Rhymes: -eza
• Hyphenation: me‧za

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

meza (accusative singular mezan, plural mezaj, accusative plural mezajn)

1. middle, central
2. medium

Derived terms

• mezepoko

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto meza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈme.za/

Adjective

meza

1. middle, intermediate, central

Derived terms

• meze
• mezepoko

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese mesa.

Noun

meza

1. table

Maore Comorian

Etymology

From Omani Arabic ميز (mēz, “table”), from Persian میز (mêz), although widely claimed to be from Portuguese mesa.

Noun

meza class 9 (plural meza class 10)

1. table (item of furniture)

References

• “meza” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

Sango

Noun

meza

1. table

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /měza/
• Hyphenation: me‧za

Noun

mèza f (Cyrillic spelling мѐза)

1. Alternative form of mèze

Declension

Declension of meza

	singular	plural
nominative	meza	meze
genitive	meze	meza
dative	mezi	mezama
accusative	mezu	meze
vocative	mezo	meze
locative	mezi	mezama
instrumental	mezom	mezama

References

• “meza”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Spanish

Verb

meza

1. inflection of mecer:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Swahili

meza

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛzɑ/

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Omani Arabic ميز (mēz, “table”), from Persian میز (mêz), although widely claimed to be from Portuguese mesa.

Noun

meza class IX (plural meza class X)

1. table (item of furniture)

Descendants

• → Kamba: mesa
• → Kikuyu: metha
• → Lingala: mésá
• → Luganda: emmeeza
• → Luhya: emesa
• → Luo: mesa
• → Rwanda-Rundi: ameza
• → Tooro: emeeza

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-meza (infinitive kumeza)

1. to swallow (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -meza
Positive present -nameza Subjunctive -meze Negative -mezi Imperative singular meza
Infinitives
Positive kumeza Negative kutomeza
Imperatives
Singular meza Plural mezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual humeza Positive past positive subject concord + -limeza Negative past negative subject concord + -kumeza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nameza) Singular Plural 1st person ninameza/nameza tunameza 2nd person unameza mnameza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anameza wanameza other classes positive subject concord + -nameza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -mezi) Singular Plural 1st person simezi hatumezi 2nd person humezi hammezi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hamezi hawamezi other classes negative subject concord + -mezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tameza Negative future negative subject concord + -tameza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -meze) Singular Plural 1st person nimeze tumeze 2nd person umeze mmeze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ameze wameze other classes positive subject concord + -meze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -simeze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngemeza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singemeza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalimeza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalimeza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ameza) Singular Plural 1st person nameza twameza 2nd person wameza mwameza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ameza wameza m-mi(III/IV) wameza yameza ji-ma(V/VI) lameza yameza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chameza vyameza n(IX/X) yameza zameza u(XI) wameza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwameza pa(XVI) pameza mu(XVIII) mwameza
Perfect positive subject concord + -memeza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshameza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jameza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kimeza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipomeza Consecutive kameza / positive subject concord + -kameza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kameze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nimeza -tumeza 2nd person -kumeza -wameza/-kumezeni/-wamezeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mmeza -wameza m-mi(III/IV) -umeza -imeza ji-ma(V/VI) -limeza -yameza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kimeza -vimeza n(IX/X) -imeza -zimeza u(XI) -umeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kumeza pa(XVI) -pameza mu(XVIII) -mumeza Reflexive -jimeza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -meza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -mezaye -mezao m-mi(III/IV) -mezao -mezayo ji-ma(V/VI) -mezalo -mezayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -mezacho -mezavyo n(IX/X) -mezayo -mezazo u(XI) -mezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -mezako pa(XVI) -mezapo mu(XVIII) -mezamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -meza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yemeza -omeza m-mi(III/IV) -omeza -yomeza ji-ma(V/VI) -lomeza -yomeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chomeza -vyomeza n(IX/X) -yomeza -zomeza u(XI) -omeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -komeza pa(XVI) -pomeza mu(XVIII) -momeza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Tetum

Etymology

From Portuguese mesa (“table”).

Noun

meza

1. table