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Greek
Etymology
Plural neuter of adjective μέσος (mésos, “middle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈme.sa/
- Hyphenation: μέ‧σα
Adverb
μέσα • (mésa) (often used with the preposition σε (se))
- in, inside (something)
Είναι μέσα στο δωμάτιο.- Eínai mésa sto domátio.
- He/she/it is inside the room.
- in, through (a situation)
Έζησα μέσα στις κακουχίες.- Ézisa mésa stis kakouchíes.
- I lived through hardship.
- in, through (involvement)
Είναι μέσα στην ομάδα μας.- Eínai mésa stin omáda mas.
- She is in our team.
- (with prepositions)
Κοίτα από μέσα!- Koíta apó mésa!
- Look at the inside!
- (informal) as affirmative response, certainly
—Θέλεις να πάμε βόλτα; —Μέσα!- —Théleis na páme vólta? —Mésa!
- —Would you like to go for a walk? — Oh, yeah!
- (as preposition):
- (of place)
- into
Βάλε τις αποσκευές μέσα στο αυτοκίνητο.- Vále tis aposkevés mésa sto aftokínito.
- Put the luggage in the car.
- between
Μια μονοκατοικία μέσα σε πολυκατοικίες.- Mia monokatoikía mésa se polykatoikíes.
- A house between apartment buildings.
- (of time)
- within, before
Θα σε πληρώσω μέσα σε ένα μήνα.- Tha se pliróso mésa se éna mína.
- I will pay you within a month.
- during
μέσα στον επόμενο μήνα- mésa ston epómeno mína
- during the next month
- (of way)
- (in space) through
Το λεωφορείο δεν περνάει μέσα από το κέντρο της πόλης.- To leoforeío den pernáei mésa apó to kéntro tis pólis.
- The bus does not pass through the centre of the city.
- synonyms: δια μέσου (dia mésou), μέσω (méso)
- (in manner) through, with
Πέτυχα μέσα από πολλή προσπάθεια.- Pétycha mésa apó pollí prospátheia.
- I succeeded through considerable effort.
- μέσ' (més') (optionally, before vowel)
- μες (mes) (optionally, before consonant)
Synonyms
- εντός (entós) (formal) (+ genitive)
Antonyms
- έξω (éxo, “outside”) (and + από (apó))
- εκτός (ektós) (sense: outside; formal) (+ genitive)
Derived terms
Adjective
μέσα • (mésa) (indeclinable)
- inner
- ο μέσα κόσμος μου ― o mésa kósmos mou ― my inner world (soul)
- η μέσα μεριά ― i mésa meriá ― the inner side
Synonyms
Antonyms
Adjective
μέσα • (mésa)
- Nominative, accusative and vocative neuter plural form of μέσος (mésos).
Noun
μέσα • (mésa) n (indeclinable)
- the inside, inner part
- Αφαιρούμε το μέσα της ντομάτας προσεκτικά. ― Afairoúme to mésa tis ntomátas prosektiká. ― We remove the inner part of the tomato carefully.
- synonym: εσωτερικό (esoterikó)
- antonym: εξωτερικό (exoterikó)
- (figuratively)
- Πονάνε τα μέσα μου ― Ponáne ta mésa mou ― My guts hurt.
- Synonyms: σωθικά (sothiká), σπλάχνα (spláchna) (plural neuter)
Noun
μέσα • (mésa) n
- Nominative, accusative and vocative plural form of μέσο (méso).
- Nominative, accusative and vocative plural form of μέσον (méson).
- the media, means
- the middle parts (of space or time)
- (figuratively) connections
Derived terms
Expressions for media:
- and see: μέσος (mésos, “middle, median, average”)