mek
Albanian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Albanian *mek-, from Proto-Indo-European *mek- (“to bleat”). Cognate to Lithuanian meknénti (“to bleat”). An onomatopoeic root.[1]
Verb edit
mek (aorist (u) mek, participle mekur)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Albanian *maka, related to makë.[2]
Verb edit
mek (aorist meka, participle mekur)
- to wet
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 264
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “mek”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 255
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
An onomatopoeia.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
mek
- bleat (the characteristic sound of a goat, can be used repetitively)
- 2014, Brátán Erzsébet, Fannici és az elsüllyedt birodalom[2]:
- Mek-mek-mek... Hát te meg ki vagy? - csodálkozott el a kecske.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
See also edit
Nalca edit
Noun edit
mek
Nigerian Pidgin edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
mek
Old Swedish edit
Pronoun edit
mek
- Alternative form of mik
Potawatomi edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Unami tëmakwe, Massachusett tummunk, Algonquin amik, Ojibwe amik, Cree amisk, Montagnais amishkᵘ.
Noun edit
mek (plural mekok)
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mękъkъ. Compare to Slovene mêhek, Czech měkký and Russian мя́гкий (mjáxkij).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
mȅk (definite mȅkī, comparative mȅkšī, Cyrillic spelling ме̏к)
Declension edit
positive indefinite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mek | meka | meko | |
| genitive | meka | meke | meka | |
| dative | meku | mekoj | meku | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
mek meka |
meku | meko |
| vocative | mek | meka | meko | |
| locative | meku | mekoj | meku | |
| instrumental | mekim | mekom | mekim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | meki | meke | meka | |
| genitive | mekih | mekih | mekih | |
| dative | mekim(a) | mekim(a) | mekim(a) | |
| accusative | meke | meke | meka | |
| vocative | meki | meke | meka | |
| locative | mekim(a) | mekim(a) | mekim(a) | |
| instrumental | mekim(a) | mekim(a) | mekim(a) | |
positive definite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | meki | meka | meko | |
| genitive | mekog(a) | meke | mekog(a) | |
| dative | mekom(u/e) | mekoj | mekom(u/e) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
meki mekog(a) |
meku | meko |
| vocative | meki | meka | meko | |
| locative | mekom(e/u) | mekoj | mekom(e/u) | |
| instrumental | mekim | mekom | mekim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | meki | meke | meka | |
| genitive | mekih | mekih | mekih | |
| dative | mekim(a) | mekim(a) | mekim(a) | |
| accusative | meke | meke | meka | |
| vocative | meki | meke | meka | |
| locative | mekim(a) | mekim(a) | mekim(a) | |
| instrumental | mekim(a) | mekim(a) | mekim(a) | |
comparative forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mekši | mekša | mekše | |
| genitive | mekšeg(a) | mekše | mekšeg(a) | |
| dative | mekšem(u) | mekšoj | mekšem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
mekši mekšeg(a) |
mekšu | mekše |
| vocative | mekši | mekša | mekše | |
| locative | mekšem(u) | mekšoj | mekšem(u) | |
| instrumental | mekšim | mekšom | mekšim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | mekši | mekše | mekša | |
| genitive | mekših | mekših | mekših | |
| dative | mekšim(a) | mekšim(a) | mekšim(a) | |
| accusative | mekše | mekše | mekša | |
| vocative | mekši | mekše | mekša | |
| locative | mekšim(a) | mekšim(a) | mekšim(a) | |
| instrumental | mekšim(a) | mekšim(a) | mekšim(a) | |
superlative forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | najmekši | najmekša | najmekše | |
| genitive | najmekšeg(a) | najmekše | najmekšeg(a) | |
| dative | najmekšem(u) | najmekšoj | najmekšem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
najmekši najmekšeg(a) |
najmekšu | najmekše |
| vocative | najmekši | najmekša | najmekše | |
| locative | najmekšem(u) | najmekšoj | najmekšem(u) | |
| instrumental | najmekšim | najmekšom | najmekšim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | najmekši | najmekše | najmekša | |
| genitive | najmekših | najmekših | najmekših | |
| dative | najmekšim(a) | najmekšim(a) | najmekšim(a) | |
| accusative | najmekše | najmekše | najmekša | |
| vocative | najmekši | najmekše | najmekša | |
| locative | najmekšim(a) | najmekšim(a) | najmekšim(a) | |
| instrumental | najmekšim(a) | najmekšim(a) | najmekšim(a) | |