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)

Romanian

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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

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