messore

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin messōrem (reaper), derived from messus, perfect passive participle of metō (to reap, harvest).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mesˈso.re/
  • Rhymes: -ore
  • Hyphenation: mes‧só‧re

Noun[edit]

messore m (plural messori)

  1. (literary, obsolete) reaper
    Synonym: mietitore

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • messore in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

messōre

  1. ablative singular of messor