medra

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Asturian

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Verb

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medra

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

Galician

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Etymology 1

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Back-formation from medrar (to grow).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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medra f (plural medras)

  1. growth, increase
    Synonym: crecemento
  2. advancement
    Synonyms: ascenso, progreso, promoción
  3. growth spurt
    • 1707, Salvador Francisco Roel, Entremés ao real e feliz parto da nosa raíña:
      Afonso:
      Eu brindo po la saude
      da nosa Siñora Reyna
      Christobo:
      Eu brindo po lo Infante,
      que Deus lle dè moytas medras.
      Afonso:
      "I toast the health
      of our Lady the Queen"
      Cristobo:
      "I toast the prince,
      God give him many growths"
  4. tree ring
  5. acne
Derived terms
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References

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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medra

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

Ladino

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Etymology

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From Old Spanish mierda (shit), from Latin merdam (shit). Compare Spanish mierda.

Noun

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medra f (Latin spelling)

  1. (vulgar) shit

Portuguese

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Verb

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medra

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

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmedɾa/ [ˈme.ð̞ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -edɾa
  • Syllabification: me‧dra

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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medra f (plural medras)

  1. improvement, progress
  2. growth, increase
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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medra

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

Further reading

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Welsh

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Alternative forms

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  • medraf (first-person singular)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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medra

  1. inflection of medru:
    1. first-person singular present/future colloquial
    2. (rare) second-person singular imperative

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
medra fedra unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.