Meer

See also meer

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mere, mer, from Old High German meri. Cognate with English mere (“sea, lake”), Dutch meer (“lake”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /meːɐ̯/, X-SAMPA: /me:6/

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• Homophone: mehr
• Rhymes: -eːɐ̯

Noun

Meer n (genitive Meers or Meeres, plural Meere)

1. sea
2. (rare) a large lake

Declension

declension of Meer

	singular			plural
n gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Meer	die	Meere
genitive	eines	des	Meeres, Meers	der	Meere
dative	einem	dem	Meer, Meere (archaic)	den	Meeren
accusative	ein	das	Meer	die	Meere

Derived terms

• Meeresboden
• Meerschaum