Meers
See also: meers
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Mers in 1803-1820. Derived from meers (“land next to water, swampland, pasture”).
See also Limburgish Maes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meːrs/
- Hyphenation: Meers
- Rhymes: -eːrs
Proper noun
Meers n
- a village in Stein, Limburg, Netherlands
Derived terms
- Meersenaar
- Meersens
- Kleine Meers
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meːɐ̯s/
Audio: (file)
Noun
Meers
- genitive singular of Meer