mieri

Latvian

Noun

mieri m

  1. nominative/vocative plural of miers

Slovak

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmi̯eri]

Noun

mieri

  1. locative singular of mier

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *muɨar (compare Cornish mor, Breton mouar), from Proto-Celtic *smiyoros. Doublet of mwyar (“blackberries”).

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /mi.ˈɛri/, /ˈmjɛri/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /mi.ˈeːri/, /mi.ˈɛri/, /ˈmjeːri/, /ˈmjɛri/
  • Rhymes: -ɛri

Noun

mieri f (collective, singulative miaren or mieren or mierïen)

  1. brambles, briars, blackberry bushes
    Synonym: drysi
  2. (figurative) briars
    Synonym: drysi

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
mieri fieri unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mieri”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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