# medra
## Asturian
### Verb

medra
* inflection of medrar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Galician
### Etymology 1

Back-formation from medrar (“to grow”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɛðɾɐ]

#### Noun

medra f (plural medras)
* growth, increase
    Synonym: crecemento
* advancement
    Synonyms: ascenso, progreso, promoción
* growth spurt
** 1707, Salvador Francisco Roel, Entremés ao real e feliz parto da nosa raíña:Afonso: Eu brindo po la saude da nosa Siñora Reyna Christobo: Eu brindo po lo Infante, que Deus lle dè moytas medras.Afonso: "I toast the health of our Lady the Queen" Cristobo: "I toast the prince, God give him many growths"
* tree ring
* acne

##### Derived terms

* para as medras (“too large”)

#### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “medra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “medra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “medra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

medra
* inflection of medrar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Ladino
### Alternative forms

* merda

### Etymology

A metathesis (perhaps euphemistic) of Old Spanish mierda (“shit”), from Latin merdam (“shit”), from Proto-Italic *(s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European *smerd-h₂- (“stench”). Compare Spanish mierda.

### Noun

medra f (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling מידרה)
* (vulgar) shit; shite; crap
    Synonym: bok
** 2002, Gad Nassi, editor, En Tierras Ajenas Yo Me Vo Murir: Tekstos Kontemporanos en Djudeo-espaniol : Leyenda de Una Lingua - Haketia - Kuentos. Memorias - Meliselda - Oki Oki‎, Isis, →ISBN, page 377:Tomo Nessim un igo, le empusho adientro de la boka de Chibi Liachi. Le disho Shmuellachi al eskaso: “Tu boka ke koma …” “Medra!” (²²) adjusto Nessim. De pishin se troko el igo ke estava adientro de la boka de Chibi Liachi en medra.Nessim took a fig [and] pushed it in Chibi Liachi’s mouth. Shmuellachi said of this pampering, ‘Your mouth eats…’ ‘Shit’! Nessim added. Then the fig in Chibi Liachi’s mouth switched for crap.

### References

* ↑ “medra”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola.

## Portuguese
### Verb

medra
* inflection of medrar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmedɾa/ [ˈme.ð̞ɾa]
* Rhymes: -edɾa
* Syllabification: me‧dra

### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

medra f (plural medras)
* improvement, progress
* growth, increase

##### Related terms

* medrar
* medro

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

medra
* inflection of medrar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “medra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Welsh
### Alternative forms

* medraf (first-person singular)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɛdra/
* Rhymes: -ɛdra

### Verb

medra
* inflection of medru:
** first-person singular present/future colloquial
** (rare) second-person singular imperative

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.