mexar

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *meiāre, from Latin meiere, present active infinitive of meiō.

Verb

mexar (first-person singular indicative present mexo, past participle mexáu)

1. to urinate

Conjugation

Conjugation of mexar

infinitive		mexar
gerund		mexando
past participle		m mexáu, f mexada, n mexao, m pl mexaos, f pl mexaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	mexo	mexes	mexa	mexamos	mexáis	mexen
	imperfect	mexaba	mexabes	mexaba	mexábemos, mexábamos	mexabeis, mexabais	mexaben
	preterite	mexé	mexasti, mexesti	mexó	mexemos	mexastis, mexestis	mexaron
	pluperfect	mexare, mexara	mexares, mexaras	mexare, mexara	mexáremos, mexáramos	mexareis, mexarais	mexaren, mexaran
	future	mexaré	mexarás	mexará	mexaremos	mexaréis	mexarán
	conditional	mexaría	mexaríes	mexaría	mexaríemos, mexaríamos	mexaríeis, mexaríais	mexaríen
subjunctive	present	mexe	mexes, mexas	mexe	mexemos	mexéis	mexen, mexan
	imperfect	mexare, mexara	mexares, mexaras	mexare, mexara	mexáremos, mexáramos	mexareis, mexarais	mexaren, mexaran
imperative		—	mexa	—	—	mexái	—

Synonyms

• orinar

Related terms

• mexu

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese mejar, from Vulgar Latin *mēiāre, from Latin mēiō, mēiere. Cognate with Portuguese mijar, Asturian mexar, Spanish mear, Dalmatian miur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈʃaɾ/

Verb

1. (intransitive, vulgar) to piss

   Synonym: ouriñar

2. (transitive, vulgar) to discharge as or with the urine

   Synonym: ouriñar

Derived terms

• mexada
• mexadela
• mexamorno
• mexarela

Related terms

• mexo

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “mejar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “mej”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mexar”, 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), “mexar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mexar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN