mensa

Meaning

Noun

1. (declension-1) a table
2. (declension-1) a table of food; meal, course, feast
3. (declension-1) an altar (sacrificial table)

Verb

1. (feminine, form-of, nominative, participle, singular, vocative) inflection of mēnsus:
2. (accusative, form-of, neuter, nominative, participle, plural, vocative) inflection of mēnsus:

Verb

ablative feminine singular of mēnsus

Concepts

table

desk

stand

Synonyms

tabula

Translations

Tisch

mesa

table

masa

tafel

mesa

taula

tavolo

τραπέζι

mase

tavola

mêze

طاولة

جدول

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈmẽː.sa]

Etymology

Probably a nominalization of the feminine form of the perfect passive participle mēnsus (“measured”).