Meer

See also: meer and -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

Noun

Meer n (plural Meer)

  1. sea

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meːr/, [mɪːr]
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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

  1. 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

  1. a hamlet in Twenterand, Overijssel, Netherlands
Derived terms

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.

Cognates

Cognate with Dutch meer (“lake”), Low German Meer (“sea”), English mere (“sea, lake”). Via Indo-European is cognate with Latin mare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meːɐ̯/
  • Audio:(file)
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  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Meer
  • Rhymes: -eːɐ̯
  • Homophone: mehr

Noun

Meer n (strong, genitive Meeres or Meers, plural Meere)

  1. sea
    Synonym: See f
  2. (archaic, except in placenames) lake
    Synonym: See m

Declension

Declension of Meer [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Meer die Meere
genitive eines des Meeres, Meers der Meere
dative einem dem Meer, Meere1 den Meeren
accusative ein das Meer die Meere

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Further reading

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

  • meer (Wiesemann spelling)

Etymology

    From Middle High German mer, from Old High German meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari, from Proto-Germanic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *móri, possibly from *mer-.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmeːa/
    • Rhymes: -eːa
    • Syllabification: Me‧er
    • Homophone: meer

    Noun

    Meer n (plural Meere)

    1. sea

    Derived terms

    • Meerschweinche

    References

    1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Meer”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 108, column 2
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