meu
Meum athamanticum, a European herbMeum athamanticum, a European herb.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Meum athamanticum, a European herb.
(historical)The second minister of the Kingdom of Dahomey.
Origin
From Latin mēum (“umbelliferous plant, Meum athamanticum”), from Ancient Greek μῆον (mêon)From Latin mēum (“umbelliferous plant, Meum athamanticum”), from Ancient Greek μῆον (mêon), probably from μεῖον (meîon, “lesser”) for its small size. The English form came perhaps via Middle French meu, a word with a single isolated attestation from the 14th century which only began to appear consistently from 1568, by which time the word was established in English.
Borrowed from Fon mɛ̀wú (“meu”).
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Forms
plural: meusSynonyms
5 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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