mér

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mer"

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmeːr]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: mér
  • Rhymes: -eːr

Etymology 1

Borrowed from a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *měra (“measure”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”).

Verb

mér

  2. (transitive) to measure, gauge, weigh, clock, time (measure in the broadest sense)
  3. (transitive) to strike or deal (a blow), to inflict or mete out (a punishment)
Conjugation
Conjugation of mér
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. mérek mérsz mér mérünk mértek mérnek
def. mérem méred méri mérjük méritek mérik
2nd obj mérlek
past indef. mértem mértél mért mértünk mértetek mértek
def. mértem mérted mérte mértük mértétek mérték
2nd obj mértelek
future
Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. mérni fog.
archaic
preterite 		indef. mérék mérél mére mérénk mérétek mérének
def. mérém méréd méré mérénk mérétek mérék
2nd obj mérélek
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. mér vala, mért vala/volt.
archaic future indef. mérendek mérendesz mérend mérendünk mérendetek mérendenek
def. mérendem mérended mérendi mérendjük mérenditek mérendik
2nd obj mérendelek
condi­tional pre­sent indef. mérnék mérnél mérne mérnénk mérnétek mérnének
def. mérném mérnéd mérné mérnénk
(or mérnők) 		mérnétek mérnék
2nd obj mérnélek
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. mért volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. mérjek mérj or
mérjél 		mérjen mérjünk mérjetek mérjenek
def. mérjem mérd or
mérjed 		mérje mérjük mérjétek mérjék
2nd obj mérjelek
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. mért légyen
infinitive mérni mérnem mérned mérnie mérnünk mérnetek mérniük
other
forms 		verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
mérés mérő mért mérendő mérve (mérvén)
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).
Potential conjugation of mér
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. mérhetek mérhetsz mérhet mérhetünk mérhettek mérhetnek
def. mérhetem mérheted mérheti mérhetjük mérhetitek mérhetik
2nd obj mérhetlek
past indef. mérhettem mérhettél mérhetett mérhettünk mérhettetek mérhettek
def. mérhettem mérhetted mérhette mérhettük mérhettétek mérhették
2nd obj mérhettelek
archaic
preterite 		indef. mérheték mérhetél mérhete mérheténk mérhetétek mérhetének
def. mérhetém mérhetéd mérheté mérheténk mérhetétek mérheték
2nd obj mérhetélek
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. mérhet vala, mérhetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. mérhetendek
or mérandhatok 		mérhetendesz
or mérandhatsz 		mérhetend
or mérandhat 		mérhetendünk
or mérandhatunk 		mérhetendetek
or mérandhattok 		mérhetendenek
or mérandhatnak
def. mérhetendem
or mérandhatom 		mérhetended
or mérandhatod 		mérhetendi
or mérandhatja 		mérhetendjük
or mérandhatjuk 		mérhetenditek
or mérandhatjátok 		mérhetendik
or mérandhatják
2nd obj mérhetendelek
or mérandhatlak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. mérhetnék mérhetnél mérhetne mérhetnénk mérhetnétek mérhetnének
def. mérhetném mérhetnéd mérhetné mérhetnénk
(or mérhetnők) 		mérhetnétek mérhetnék
2nd obj mérhetnélek
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. mérhetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. mérhessek mérhess or
mérhessél 		mérhessen mérhessünk mérhessetek mérhessenek
def. mérhessem mérhesd or
mérhessed 		mérhesse mérhessük mérhessétek mérhessék
2nd obj mérhesselek
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. mérhetett légyen
infinitive (mérhetni) (mérhetnem) (mérhetned) (mérhetnie) (mérhetnünk) (mérhetnetek) (mérhetniük)
other
forms 		positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
mérhető mérhetetlen (mérhetve / mérhetvén)
Derived terms
Compound words

(With verbal prefixes):

  • bemér
  • elmér
  • felmér
  • kimér
  • lemér
  • megmér
  • összemér
  • végigmér

Etymology 2

From the casual pronunciation of mért (cf. miért), dropping the final -t.

Adverb

mér

  1. pronunciation spelling of mért (“why”)

Further reading

  • mér in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Anagrams

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mér, from Proto-Norse ᛗᛖᛉ (meʀ), from Proto-Germanic *miz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mjɛːr/
  • Rhymes: -ɛːr

Pronoun

mér

  1. (personal) dative of ég; (to) me
    Frá mér til þín.
    From me to you.

Declension

Icelandic personal pronouns
singular first person second person third person
masculine feminine neuter
nominative ég, eg, ek† þú hann hún, hon†, hón† það, þat†
accusative mig, mik† þig, þik† hann hana það, þat†
dative mér þér honum, hánum† henni því
genitive mín þín hans hennar þess
plural first person second person third person
masculine feminine neuter
nominative við þið, þit† þeir þær þau
accusative okkur ykkur þá þær þau
dative okkur ykkur þeim þeim þeim
genitive okkar ykkar þeirra þeirra þeirra

† Archaic. See also honorific pronouns.

Old Irish

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Cognates include Latin macer, Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós) and Old English mæġer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʲeːr/

Noun

mér m

  1. finger

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative mér mérL méoirL
vocative méoir mérL méruH
accusative mérN mérL méruH
genitive méoirL mér mérN
dative méorL méraib méraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: méar
  • Manx: mair
  • Scottish Gaelic: meur

Mutation

Mutation of mér
radical lenition nasalization
mér
also mmér in h-prothesis environments		 mér
pronounced with /β̃ʲ-/		 mér
also mmér

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᛗᛖᛉ (meʀ), Proto-Germanic *miz, dative of *ek.

Pronoun

mér

  1. dative of ek

Declension

Old Norse personal pronouns
singular first person second person reflexive third person
masculine feminine neuter
nominative ek þú — hann hon, hón, hǫ́n þat
accusative mik þik sik hann hana, hána þat
dative mér þér sér hánum, hónum, hǫ́num henni því
genitive mín þín sín hans hennar þess
dual first person second person reflexive
nominative vit it, þit —
accusative okkr ykkr sik
dative okkr ykkr sér
genitive okkar ykkar sín
plural first person second person reflexive third person
masculine feminine neuter
nominative vér ér, þér — þeir þær þau
accusative oss yðr sik þá þær þau
dative oss yðr sér þeim þeim þeim
genitive vár yðar, yðvar sín þeira, þeirra þeira, þeirra þeira, þeirra

Descendants

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