maesa

See also: Maesa and ma-esa

Spanish

Noun

maesa f (plural maesas)

1. female equivalent of maeso

Descendants

• → Translingual: Maesa

Welsh

Alternative forms

• maesu

Etymology

maes (“field”) +‎ -a. The sense of defecate may come via the preposition mas (“out”), itself a derivation of maes.

Verb

maesa (first-person singular present maesaf)

1. to fight

   Synonym: ymladd

2. to wage war, to campaign

   Synonyms: rhyfela, lluydda

3. to plough

   Synonym: aredig

4. (cricket) to field
5. to defecate, to void one's bowels

   Synonyms: cachu, ymgarthu, ysgothi, ysgarthu

Derived terms

• atal maesa (“constipation”)
• llestr maesa (“chamber pot”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of maesa

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
maesa	faesa	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “maesa”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh-English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “maesa”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies