mea

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mea"

Noun

mea

tongue

References

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

Alternative forms

a mea
(a) nja

Etymology

From Latin mea. Compare Romanian mea.

Pronoun

mea f (masculine meu, feminine plural meali or meale, masculine plural mei)

my; first-person feminine singular possessive pronoun

Usage notes

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

Related terms

Basque Wikipedia has an article on:

mea

Wikipedia ^eu

Etymology

Uncertain, probably from an earlier form *mena. Further derivation has two possibilities: either from Spanish mena (“ore”); or from Proto-Basque *bena, from Latin vēnam, accusative singular of vēna (“vein”).^[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mea inan

mineral
ore

Declension

More information indefinite, singular ...

	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	—	—

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Declension of mea (inanimate, ending in -a)

Derived terms

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

References

[1]
“mea” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin media, from medius.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmeɐ]

Noun

mea f (plural meas)

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”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mea”, in Dicionario 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”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mea”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈme.a/, [ˈmɛ.jə]

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *meqa (cognate with Maori mea and Tongan meʻa (“thing, matter, object”))^[1]^[2]

Noun

mea

thing, object
person

Derived terms

mea ʻai
mea ʻala
mea ʻono

References

[1]
Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “mea”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 243-4
[2]
Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “meqa.a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *mea (compare with mea and Tongan mea)^[1] from Proto-Oceanic *meʀaq, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *meʀaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-iʀaq (see Malay merah, Iban mirah).^[2]^[3]

Verb

mea

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

References

[1]
Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “mea”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 243-4
[2]
Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “mea.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
[3]
Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 3: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 212-3

Etymology

From me +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmea/

Determiner

mea

my, belonging to me.

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

mea

feminine singular of meo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mea

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

Anagrams

-ame, Ema, Maè

Pronunciation

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

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

Pronoun

mea

inflection of meus:
1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Pronoun

meā

ablative feminine singular of meus

Etymology

From Portuguese meia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mea

sock, stocking

References

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *meqa (cognate with Tongan meʻa (“thing, matter, object”))^[1]^[2]

Noun

mea

thing

References

[1]
Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 205
[2]
Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “meqa.a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *mea from Proto-Oceanic *meʀaq, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *meʀaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-iʀaq (compare with Malay merah, Iban mirah).^[1]^[2]

Adjective

mea

red, reddish
Synonyms: whero, kura

References

[1]
Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “mea.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
[2]
Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 3: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 212-3

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

Etymology 3

From English mayor

Noun

mea

mayor
Synonym: koromatua

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²meːɑ/

Conjunction

mea

(pre-1959) alternative form of medan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mea, feminine of meus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [me̯a]
Audio: (file)

Determiner

mea

feminine singular of meu

Pronoun

mea f (possessive pronouns)

(preceded by "a") mine

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmea/

Adjective

mea

feminine singular of meu

Pronoun

mea

feminine singular of meu

Verb

mea

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

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya): (file)

Verb

-mea (infinitive kumea)

to grow

Conjugation

More information Conjugation of, Positive present ...

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	see n_(X)* or ma_(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	see n_(X)* or ma_(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	see n_(X)* or ma_(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	see n_(X)* or ma_(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. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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Noun

mea

thing

Usage notes

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

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *meqa. Cognates include Hawaiian mea and Samoan mea.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈme.a]
Hyphenation: me‧a

Noun

mea

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

Usage notes

In Tokelauan, mea may additionally be translated as "reason", "matter", "case", "tool", "spot" or any other range of indefinite designation for a mentioned object:
I te mea tēnei. ― In this spot. (literally, “At this thing here.”)

Tēnā te mea na hau e au. ― This is the reason I came. (literally, “This is the thing (why) I came.”)

References

R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 232

[1] [1]
“mea” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

[2] [1]
Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “mea”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 243-4

[3] [2]
Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “meqa.a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

[4] [1]
Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “mea”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 243-4

[5] [2]
Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “mea.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

[6] [3]
Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 3: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 212-3

[7] [1]
Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 205

[8] [2]
Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “meqa.a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

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

[10] [2]
Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 3: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 212-3

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