meser

Old Occitan

Etymology

Cognate to French monsieur.

Noun

meser m (oblique plural mesers, nominative singular mesers, nominative plural meser)

1. mister, sir (a title or form of address for a man)

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Alternative forms

• measer

Etymology

From Latin miser, miserum. Appeared most often 16th-18th centuries. Compare also the literary doublet mizer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈser/, /ˈme.ser/

Adjective

meser m or n (feminine singular meseră, masculine plural meseri, feminine and neuter plural mesere)

1. (obsolete) poor, wretched, unfortunate, impoverished, destitute

Declension

Declension of meser

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	meser		meseră	meseri	mesere
	definite	meserul		mesera	meserii	meserele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	meser		mesere	meseri	mesere
	definite	meserului		meserei	meserilor	meserelor

Synonyms

• sărac, nenorocit, sărman

Derived terms

• meseri
• meserie

Related terms

• meserere
• mișel
• mizer
• mizerie