mexar

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *meiāre, from Latin meiere, present active infinitive of meiō.

Verb

mexar (first-person singular indicative present mexo, past participle mexáu)

1. to urinate

Conjugation

Conjugation of mexar

infinitive		mexar
gerund		mexando
past participle		m mexáu, f mexada, n mexao, m pl mexaos, f pl mexaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	mexo	mexes	mexa	mexamos	mexáis	mexen
	imperfect	mexaba	mexabes	mexaba	mexábemos, mexábamos	mexabeis, mexabais	mexaben
	preterite	mexé	mexasti, mexesti	mexó	mexemos	mexastis, mexestis	mexaron
	pluperfect	mexare, mexara	mexares, mexaras	mexare, mexara	mexáremos, mexáramos	mexareis, mexarais	mexaren, mexaran
	future	mexaré	mexarás	mexará	mexaremos	mexaréis	mexarán
	conditional	mexaría	mexaríes	mexaría	mexaríemos, mexaríamos	mexaríeis, mexaríais	mexaríen
subjunctive	present	mexe	mexes, mexas	mexe	mexemos	mexéis	mexen, mexan
	imperfect	mexare, mexara	mexares, mexaras	mexare, mexara	mexáremos, mexáramos	mexareis, mexarais	mexaren, mexaran
imperative		—	mexa	—	—	mexái	—

Synonyms

• orinar

Related terms

• mexu

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mejar, from Vulgar Latin *mēiāre, from Latin mēiō, mēiere. Cognate with Portuguese mijar, Asturian mexar, Spanish mear, Dalmatian miur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈʃaɾ/

Verb

mexar (first-person singular present mexo, first-person singular preterite mexei, past participle mexado)

1. (intransitive, vulgar) to piss

   Synonym: ouriñar

2. (transitive, vulgar) to discharge as or with the urine

   Synonym: ouriñar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of mexar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	mexar
Personal	mexar	mexares	mexar	mexarmos	mexardes	mexaren
Gerund
	mexando
Past participle
Masculine	mexado			mexados
Feminine	mexada			mexadas
Indicative
Present	mexo	mexas	mexa	mexamos	mexades	mexan
Imperfect	mexaba	mexabas	mexaba	mexabamos	mexabades	mexaban
Preterite	mexei	mexaches	mexou	mexamos	mexastes	mexaron
Pluperfect	mexara	mexaras	mexara	mexaramos	mexarades	mexaran
Future	mexarei	mexarás	mexará	mexaremos	mexaredes	mexarán
Conditional	mexaría	mexarías	mexaría	mexariamos	mexariades	mexarían
Subjunctive
Present	mexe	mexes	mexe	mexemos	mexedes	mexen
Imperfect	mexase	mexases	mexase	mexásemos	mexásedes	mexasen
Future	mexar	mexares	mexar	mexarmos	mexardes	mexaren
Imperative
Affirmative		mexa	mexe	mexemos	mexade	mexen
Negative (non)		non mexes	non mexe	non mexemos	non mexedes	non mexen

Derived terms

• mexada
• mexadela
• mexamorno
• mexarela

Related terms

• mexo

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “mejar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “mej”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mexar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mexar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mexar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN