[ˈmẽː.sa], [ˈmɛn.sa]
OriginProbably a nominalization of the feminine form of the perfect passive participle mēnsus (“measured”).
- declension-1a table
- declension-1a table of food; meal, course, feast
- declension-1an altar (sacrificial table)
- feminine, form-of, nominative, participle, singularnominative/vocative feminine singular
- accusative, form-of, neuter, nominative, participlenominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
- ablative, feminine, form-of, participle, singularablative feminine singular of mēnsus
Formsmēnsa(canonical, feminine) · mēnsae(genitive) · mēnsa(nominative, singular) · mēnsae(nominative, plural) · mēnsae(genitive, singular) · mēnsārum(genitive, plural) · mēnsae(dative, singular) · mēnsīs(dative, plural) · mēnsam(accusative, singular) · mēnsās(accusative, plural) · mēnsā(ablative, singular) · mēnsīs(ablative, plural) · mēnsa(singular, vocative) · mēnsae(plural, vocative) · mēsa(alternative, Late-Latin, proscribed) · mēnsa(canonical) · mēnsā(canonical)