Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
mestê. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
mestê, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
mestê in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
mestê you have here. The definition of the word
mestê will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
mestê, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Macanese
Etymology
From Portuguese mester (“necessary”),[1] from Old Galician-Portuguese mester. Alternative form derives from Portuguese há mester (“there is necessity”).[2]
Predicative
mestê (negative nomestê)
- it is needed, it is necessary[3]
- Antonym: nuncassá
...mestê primêro / fazê três quatro viazi- ...first it is needed / to make three or four trips
Derived terms
References
- ^ Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988) “mestê”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 483
- ^ Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988) “amestê”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 159
- ^ https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm