messere

Italian

Alternative forms

• messer

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan meser. Cognate to French monsieur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mesˈsɛ.re/
• Rhymes: -ɛre
• Hyphenation: mes‧sè‧re

Noun

messere m (plural messeri)

1. (obsolete) form of address equivalent to signore

   Coordinate term: madama

Derived terms

• sere