mecer

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈθeɾ/ [meˈθeɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: me‧cer

Etymology 1

From Latin miscēre.

Verb

mecer

1. to mix; to blend

   Synonym: mezclar

2. to rearrange

   Synonyms: mezclar, revolver

Derived terms

• mecedura

Etymology 2

From Latin mulgēre.

Verb

mecer

1. to milk

   Synonyms: catar, mucir

Further reading

• “mecer”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “mecer”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “mucir”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mey-?

Proto-Indo-European *meyḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti

Proto-Indo-European *miḱsḱéti

Proto-Italic *mi(k)skō

Latin miscēre

Spanish mecer

Inherited from Latin miscēre. Compare Portuguese mexer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈθeɾ/ [meˈθeɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /meˈseɾ/ [meˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: me‧cer

Verb

mecer (first-person singular present mezo, first-person singular preterite mecí, past participle mecido)

1. (transitive) to rock (movement), cradle

   Synonym: acunar

2. (transitive, Peru) to put off something in a deceitful way

Conjugation

    Conjugation of mecer (irregular; c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			mecer
gerund			meciendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		mecido		mecida
		plural		mecidos		mecidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	mezo	mecestú mecésvos	mece	mecemos	mecéis	mecen
	imperfect	mecía	mecías	mecía	mecíamos	mecíais	mecían
	preterite	mecí	meciste	meció	mecimos	mecisteis	mecieron
	future	meceré	mecerás	mecerá	meceremos	meceréis	mecerán
	conditional	mecería	mecerías	mecería	meceríamos	meceríais	mecerían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	meza	mezastú mezásvos2	meza	mezamos	mezáis	mezan
	imperfect (ra)	meciera	mecieras	meciera	meciéramos	mecierais	mecieran
	imperfect (se)	meciese	mecieses	meciese	meciésemos	mecieseis	meciesen
	future1	meciere	mecieres	meciere	meciéremos	meciereis	mecieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		mecetú mecévos	meza	mezamos	meced	mezan
	negative		no mezas	no meza	no mezamos	no mezáis	no mezan

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of mecer (irregular; c-z alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive mecer	dative	mecerme	mecerte	mecerle, mecerse	mecernos	meceros	mecerles, mecerse
	accusative	mecerme	mecerte	mecerlo, mecerla, mecerse	mecernos	meceros	mecerlos, mecerlas, mecerse
with gerund meciendo	dative	meciéndome	meciéndote	meciéndole, meciéndose	meciéndonos	meciéndoos	meciéndoles, meciéndose
	accusative	meciéndome	meciéndote	meciéndolo, meciéndola, meciéndose	meciéndonos	meciéndoos	meciéndolos, meciéndolas, meciéndose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative mece	dative	méceme	mécete	mécele	mécenos	not used	méceles
	accusative	méceme	mécete	mécelo, mécela	mécenos	not used	mécelos, mécelas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative mecé	dative	meceme	mecete	mecele	mecenos	not used	meceles
	accusative	meceme	mecete	mecelo, mecela	mecenos	not used	mecelos, mecelas
with formal second-person singular imperative meza	dative	mézame	not used	mézale, mézase	mézanos	not used	mézales
	accusative	mézame	not used	mézalo, mézala, mézase	mézanos	not used	mézalos, mézalas
with first-person plural imperative mezamos	dative	not used	mezámoste	mezámosle	mezámonos	mezámoos	mezámosles
	accusative	not used	mezámoste	mezámoslo, mezámosla	mezámonos	mezámoos	mezámoslos, mezámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative meced	dative	mecedme	not used	mecedle	mecednos	meceos	mecedles
	accusative	mecedme	not used	mecedlo, mecedla	mecednos	meceos	mecedlos, mecedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative mezan	dative	mézanme	not used	mézanle	mézannos	not used	mézanles, mézanse
	accusative	mézanme	not used	mézanlo, mézanla	mézannos	not used	mézanlos, mézanlas, mézanse

Derived terms

• mecedor
• mecedora

Related terms

• mestizo
• mesto
• mestura
• mezclar
• misceláneo
• mixto
• mixtura

Further reading

• “mecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “mecer”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010