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]
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  • Hyphenation: Meer
  • Rhymes: -eːr
  • Homophones: meer, Mheer

Etymology 1

First attested as 't Meer in 1838-1857. Derived from meer (“pool, marsh”).

Proper noun

Meer n

  1. A hamlet in Eersel, Noord-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.

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /meːɐ̯/
  • audio(file)
  • audio(file)
  • 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
  • meerartig

Further reading
  • “Meer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Meer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Meer” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German mer, from Old High German meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːɐ/

Noun

Meer n (plural Meer)

  1. sea

Further reading
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