Meer

== Alemannic German == === Etymology === From Middle High German mere, mer, from Old High German meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari. Cognate with German Meer, Dutch meer (“lake”), English mere (“sea, lake”). === Pronunciation === (Zürich) IPA(key): /meːr/ === Noun === Meer n (plural Meer) sea == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /meːr/, [mɪːr] Hyphenation: Meer Rhymes: -eːr Homophones: meer, Mheer === Etymology 1 === First attested as 't Meer from 1838–1857, from meer (“lake, pool, marsh”). Doublet of Mheer. ==== Proper noun ==== Meer n a hamlet in Eersel, North Brabant, Netherlands === Etymology 2 === First attested as mederen in 1333. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch mede (“middle, mid-”) and Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”). ==== Proper noun ==== Meer n a hamlet in Twenterand, Overijssel, Netherlands ===== Derived terms ===== Noord-Meer === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German mere, mer, from Old High German meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari. Doublet of Maar and Mare. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /meːɐ̯/ Hyphenation: Meer Rhymes: -eːɐ̯ Homophone: mehr === Noun === Meer n (strong, genitive Meeres or Meers, plural Meere) sea Synonym: See f (archaic, except in placenames) lake Synonym: See m ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Meer” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Meer”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Meer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Meer” in Duden online == Hunsrik == === Alternative forms === meer (Wiesemann spelling) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German mer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmeːa/ Rhymes: -eːa Syllabification: Me‧er Homophone: meer === Noun === Meer n (plural Meere) sea ==== Derived terms ==== === References ===