medra

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Asturian

Verb

medra

  1. inflection of medrar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Etymology 1

Back-formation from medrar (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

medra f (plural medras)

  1. growth, increase
    Synonym: crecemento
  2. advancement
    Synonyms: ascenso, progreso, promoción
  3. growth spurt
    • 1707, Salvador Francisco Roel, Entremés ao real e feliz parto da nosa raíña:
      Afonso:
      Eu brindo po la saude
      da nosa Siñora Reyna
      Christobo:
      Eu brindo po lo Infante,
      que Deus lle dè moytas medras.
      Afonso:
      "I toast the health
      of our Lady the Queen"
      Cristobo:
      "I toast the prince,
      God give him many growths"
  4. tree ring
  5. acne
Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

Verb

medra

  1. inflection of medrar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish mierda (“shit”), from Latin merdam (“shit”). Compare Spanish mierda.

Noun

medra f (Latin spelling)

  1. (vulgar) shit

Portuguese

Verb

medra

  1. inflection of medrar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmedɾa/
  • Rhymes: -edɾa
  • Syllabification: me‧dra

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

medra f (plural medras)

  1. improvement, progress
  2. growth, increase
Related terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

medra

  1. inflection of medrar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • medraf (first-person singular)

Pronunciation

Verb

medra

  1. inflection of medru:
    1. first-person singular present/future colloquial
    2. (rare) second-person singular imperative

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
medra fedra unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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