meer

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɪə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Homophone: mere === Etymology 1 === See mere. ==== Noun ==== meer (plural meers) A boundary. Obsolete form of mere (“lake”). ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== meer (comparative meerer, superlative meerest) Obsolete form of mere. === Etymology 3 === See mayor. ==== Noun ==== meer (plural meers) Obsolete form of mayor. Obsolete form of mair. === References === “meer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Emer., -mere, erem-, REME, Mere, erme, mere, reem, Emer == Afrikaans == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From Dutch meer, from Middle Dutch mēre, from Old Dutch meri, from Proto-Germanic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *móri. ==== Noun ==== meer (plural mere) lake Synonym: pan === Etymology 2 === From Dutch meer, from Middle Dutch mêre, from Old Dutch *mēro, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *maizô. ==== Determiner ==== meer more == Alemannic German == === Etymology === From Old High German mēro, from Proto-Germanic *maizô. Compare German mehr, Dutch meer, Saterland Frisian moor, English more, Icelandic meira, Swedish mera, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰 (maiza). === Adverb === meer (Uri) more === References === Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 64. == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /meːr/, [mɪːr] Hyphenation: meer Rhymes: -eːr Homophones: Meer, Mheer === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch mēre, from Old Dutch meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari, from Proto-Germanic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *móri. ==== Noun ==== meer n (plural meren, diminutive meertje n) lake We gingen zwemmen in het meer. ― We went swimming in the lake. Het meer was kalm en helder. ― The lake was calm and clear. Er zijn veel vissen in dat meer. ― There are many fish in that lake. (obsolete, literary) sea Synonym: zee ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: meer === Etymology 2 === From Middle Dutch mêre, from Old Dutch *mēro, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *maizô. ==== Determiner ==== meer comparative degree of veel: more ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== meest ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: meer Berbice Creole Dutch: mere Jersey Dutch: mêr Negerhollands: meer Skepi Creole Dutch: maer === Etymology 3 === From Middle Dutch mêer, from Old Dutch mēr. This form stood alongside the older Middle Dutch mêe, from Old Dutch *mē, from Proto-Germanic *maiz. ==== Adverb ==== meer anymore, any longer ===== Derived terms ===== == Hunsrik == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmeːa/ Rhymes: -eːa Syllabification: me‧er Homophone: Meer === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German wir, from Old High German wir, from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy-, plural of *éǵh₂. Compare German wir, Pennsylvania German mer, Yiddish מיר (mir), English we. ==== Alternative forms ==== mier mëyer (Wiesemann spelling) ==== Pronoun ==== meer we ===== Inflection ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle High German mir (“me”), from Old High German mir (“me”), from Proto-West Germanic *miʀ, from Proto-Germanic *miz (“me”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)me-, *(e)me-n- (“me”). Cognate with Old English mē (“me”). ==== Alternative forms ==== mier mëyer (Wiesemann spelling) ==== Pronoun ==== meer stressed dative of ich ===== Inflection ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== meer n (plural meere) Wiesemann spelling of Meer === References === Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “meer”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 108, column 2 == Latin == === Verb === meer first-person singular present passive subjunctive of meō == Middle Dutch == === Etymology 1 === From Old Dutch *mēri, from Proto-Germanic *mairiją. Compare Middle English mēre and Icelandic landamæri. ==== Noun ==== mêer ? border, boundary any marker for a border ===== Descendants ===== Dutch: (obsolete) meer ==== References ==== Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “meer (VII)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page VII “meer”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 === Etymology 2 === From earlier mêe, modified by analogy with the adjective mêre. ==== Adverb ==== mêer alternative form of mêe ==== Further reading ==== Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “meer (IX)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IX == Nawdm == === Etymology === Probably cognate with Kabiye mɔɔʋ, Gur Lama mɩr, Mbelime míɛ́dè, Gourmanchéma míálì. === Noun === meer d (plural meera ɦa) nose trunk (of an elephant) snout (of a pig) muzzle (of an animal, as a cow) === References === Bakabima, Koulon Stéphane; Nicole, Jacques (2018), Nawdm-French Dictionary‎[1]