メス

Japanese

Etymology 1

From Dutch mes (“knife”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) メ​ス [méꜜsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [me̞sɨᵝ]

Noun

メス • (mesu) 

1. (medicine) scalpel, lancet, medical knife

Idioms

Idioms

• メスを入(い)れる (mesu o ireru): to make an incision, as at the start of a surgical operation; to take a decisive action to resolve the root cause of an issue

Etymology 2

From French Metz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [me̞sɨᵝ]

Proper noun

メス • (Mesu) 

1. Metz (a city in Lorraine, northeastern France)

Synonyms

• メッツ (Mettsu) (from the German pronunciation)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of メス – see the following entry.

【雌めす】S [noun] a female (plant or animal) [noun] (vulgar) a female person; bitch [noun] an internal socket Alternative spelling 牝

(This term, メス, is the katakana spelling of the above term.)