noun · femininethird declension
messis
messis f (genitive messis)
Classical[ˈmɛs.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛs.sis]
Meaning
- feminineharvest (action, season)
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
tempus frūmenta metendīmessis -is (f) — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 19
frūgēs mātūrae agrōrummessis -is (f) — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 2
seges mātūra, tempus metendīmessis -is (f) — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 7
tempus quō frūmentum legiturmessis -is (f) — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 6
frūmentum mātūrum, quod ex agrīs colligiturmessis -is (f) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 17, 22
harvest
messis -is (f) — in De Bello Gallico III
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | messis | messēs |
| genitive | messis | messium |
| dative | messī | messibus |
| accusative | messem messim | messēs messīs |
| ablative | messe | messibus |
| vocative | messis | messēs |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- messem facere
- to reap.
messis, is (
I. acc. sing. messim, Cato, R. R. 134; Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 5; id. Ep. 5, 2, 53; Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 6; v. Neue, Formenl. 1, p. 200), f. (masc.: non magno messe, Lucil. ap. Non. 213 fin.) [id.], a reaping and ingathering of the fruits of the earth, a harvest (class.).
I. Lit.:
messis proprio nomine dicitur in iis, quae metuntur, maxime in frumento, Varr. R. R. 1, 50, 1; Quint. 5, 9, 5; 8, 3, 8; Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 249; Verg. G. 1, 219 al.: seges matura messi, Liv. 2, 5: messem hordaceam facere, aream in messem creta praeparare, to get in the harvest, Plin. 18, 30, 71, § 295: messe amissā, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 54, § 125: messis feria, Cod. 3, 10, 2.—Of the gathering of honey, Verg. G. 4, 231.—B. Transf., concr., harvest.
1. The harvested crops, the harvest:
illius immensae ruperunt horrea messes, Verg. G. 1, 49; id. ib. 1, 314; id. E. 8, 99; Just. 24, 7, 6: Cilicum et Arabum, the harvest of the Arabians, i. e. saffron and frankincense, Stat. S. 3, 3, 34: bellatura, the men that sprang from the dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus, Claud. Laud. Stil. 1, 321. —2. The crops that are to be harvested, the standing crops, the harvest:
messium incensores, vel vinearum olivarumve, Paul. Sent. 5, 20, 5: messes suas urere, prov., like vineta sua caedere, i. e. to destroy one's own work (e. g. one's own pupils), Tib. 1, 2, 98: adhuc tua messis in herba est, your wheat is still in the blade, i. e. you are premature in your expectations, Ov. H. 17, 263.—3. The time of harvest, harvest-time:
si frigus erit, si messis, Verg. E. 5, 70.—Poet. transf. for a year: sexagesima messis, Mart. 4, 79, 1. —II. Trop.:
pro benefactis mali messem metere, to receive evil for good, to reap ingratitude, Plaut. Ep. 5, 2, 53: uberem messem mali, id. Rud. 3, 2, 23: (morum malorum) metere messem maxumam, id. Trin. 1, 1, 11: si attigeris ostium, jam tibi hercle in ore fiet messis mergis pugneis, id. Rud. 3, 4, 58: Sullani temporis messem, the harvest of the time of Sylla, when so many were killed, Cic. Par. 6, 2, 46; (in eccl. Lat.) the time for winning souls to the truth: transiit messis, finita est aestas, et nos salvati non sumus, Vulg. Jer. 8, 20.—Of the persons to be gathered into the church: messis quidem multa, Vulg. Luc. 10, 2; cf. id. Johan. 4, 35. —Of the end of the world: sinite utraque crescere usque ad messem, Vulg. Matt. 13, 30; cf. v. 39.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
messis is, f
MET-, a gathering of crops, harvest : quid sit messis nescire: triticea, V.: seges matura messi, L.—Of honey, V.—Fig.: Sullani temporis, i. e. slaughter.—Harvest, harvested crops : Illius inmensae ruperunt horrea messes, V.— The standing crops, harvest : Spicea campis cum messis inhorruit, V.—Prov.: adhuc tua messis in herbā est, i. e. you count chickens before they are hatched , O.— The time of harvest, harvesttime : post messem, V.
Origins
From metō (“to mow, reap”) + -tis.
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesemessefrom Old Galician-Portuguese messe
- Spanishmiesfrom Old Spanish mies
- Galicianmésfrom Old Galician-Portuguese messe
Elsewhere
- Catalanmesseguerfrom Vulgar Latin *messicārius
- Spanishmeseguerofrom Vulgar Latin *messicārius
Insular Romance
- Sardinianmesse
Italo-Romance
- Italianmesse
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanmesses