Mheer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Old Dutch de mere (“lake, pond, cut-off bend of a river”) around 1170–1180. Doublet of Meer. See also Limburgish Maer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meːr/, [mɪːr]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Mheer
  • Rhymes: -eːr
  • Homophones: meer, Meer

Proper noun

Mheer n

  1. a village and former municipality of Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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