mear

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɪə/ (General American) IPA(key): /mɪɹ/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /miə/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /miːɹ/ (East Anglia, cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /mɛː/ Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Homophones: meer, mere, Mir; mare (cheer–chair merger) === Noun === mear (plural mears) Alternative form of mere (“boundary”). ==== See also ==== mere === References === “mear”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === mera, Amer., rame, Erma, Maré, Maer, Mera, Ream, amer., Arem, arme, ramé, mare, ream == Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish mer, from Proto-Celtic *meros (“crazy”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Middle Welsh meredig. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mʲaɾˠ/ === Adjective === mear (genitive singular masculine mear, genitive singular feminine mire, plural meara, comparative mire) quick, fast, nimble, lively, spirited precipitate, hasty, rash; quick-tempered, fiery Synonym: tobann (literary) mad, crazy furious, raging, mad angry ==== Declension ==== === Verb === mear (present analytic mearann, future analytic mearfaidh, verbal noun mearadh, past participle meartha) (ambitransitive) alternative form of mearaigh (“derange, distract; bewilder, confuse; excite, infuriate; bother, trouble; become distracted, bewildered; become infuriated”) ==== Conjugation ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “mear”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “mear”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “mear”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Low German == === Etymology === Cognate with Dutch maar. === Conjunction === mear (Dutch Low Saxon) but == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mæ͜ɑr/ Rhymes: -æ͜ɑr === Noun === mear m alternative form of mearh == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Late Latin mediāre, from Latin medius. Compare mediar (a borrowed doublet). === Pronunciation === Homophone: miar (Portugal) Hyphenation: me‧ar === Verb === mear (first-person singular present meio, first-person singular preterite meei, past participle meado) to halve (divide into two) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== meado meio === Further reading === “mear”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “mear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Scottish Gaelic == === Adjective === mear (comparative nas meire, superlative as meire) merry, joyful playful, lively === Mutation === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “mear”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin mēiere, reinterpreted in Vulgar Latin as a first-conjugation verb (*mēiāre). Compare Portuguese mijar and English micturate. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /meˈaɾ/ [meˈaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: me‧ar === Verb === mear (first-person singular present meo, first-person singular preterite meé, past participle meado) (vulgar) to piss, to pee Synonyms: orinar, echar una meada (vulgar, reflexive) to wet, to urinate accidentally in or on ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “mear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == West Frisian == === Etymology 1 === Cognate with Dutch meer. Also compare the native form mar (“lake”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term, particularly: ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /mɪə̯r/ ==== Noun ==== mear c (plural mearen, diminutive mearke) lake ==== Further reading ==== “mear”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011 === Etymology 2 === From Old Frisian māra, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō. ==== Determiner ==== mear comparative degree of folle: more ==== Adverb ==== mear To a greater degree or extent, more Used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs where -er cannot be used. ===== Related terms ===== folle meast ==== Further reading ==== “mear”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011