mey

See also: Mey

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mey.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /meiː/
  • Rhymes: -eiː

Noun

mey f (genitive singular meyjar, nominative plural meyjar)

  1. maiden
  2. virgin

Declension
declension of mey
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mey meyin meyjar meyjarnar
accusative mey meyna meyjar meyjarnar
dative mey meynni meyjum meyjunum
genitive meyjar meyjarinnar meyja meyjanna

Synonyms

Pipil

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *maː(y)(V)-. Compare Classical Nahuatl māitl (“hand”). Cognate with Yaqui mamam, Hopi maa('at), Shoshone mo', and Cahuilla -mal.

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /mej/, /meːj/

Noun

-mēy (plural -mejmēy)

  1. hand (including hand and forearm)
    Tay tikpia tik mumey?
    What do you have in your hand?
  2. branch
    Nemi se tutut pak ne imey uni kwawit
    There is a bird on that tree's branch
  3. handle
    Shikwi yek ne imey ne metat pal titisi
    Hold the metate's handle well so you can grind

Synonyms
  • (branch): -majtzal
  • mā- (combining form)

Scots

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [məi]

Etymology 1

Noun

mey (plural meys)

  1. hawthorn flower

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Verb

mey (past tense micht)

  1. may

Usage notes

Generally replaced by can

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