メス

Japanese

Etymology 1

From Dutch mes (“knife”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

メス (rōmaji mesu)

  1. (medicine) scalpel, lancet, medical knife
Idioms

Etymology 2

From French Metz, the name of a city in the Lorraine region of northeast France.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [me̞sɨᵝ]

Proper noun

メス (rōmaji Mesu)

  1. the city of Metz, France
Synonyms
  • メッツ (Mettsu) (from the German pronunciation)

Etymology 3

The katakana rendering of 雌 (mesu, “female”, for non-human contexts).

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

Noun

メス (rōmaji mesu)

  1. (biology, non-human) female
Usage notes

The term mesu refers to female with regard to non-human organisms.

The katakana spelling is more common in biology contexts. Of the kanji spellings, 雌 appears to be somewhat more common.

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References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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