mece

See also: MECE, mecé, and męce

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mēkijaz. Cognate with Old Saxon māki, Old Norse mækir, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 (mēkeis); only attested in inflected forms;

Borrowed into Slavic: see e.g. Russian меч (meč), Serbo-Croatian mȁč, Czech, Slovak and Slovene meč, Polish miecz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːt͡ʃe/

Noun

mēċe m

  1. (poetic) a kind of sword
    Flodweard gesloh unhleowan wæg alde mece. The flood-guardian struck the unprotective wave with an ancient sword. (Exodus)

Declension
Declension of mece (strong ja-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative mēċe mēċas
accusative mēċe mēċas
genitive mēċes mēċa
dative mēċe mēċum

Derived terms

See also

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /ˈmeθe/
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /ˈmese/

Verb

mece

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of mecer.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of mecer.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of mecer.
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