meir
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
Adverb edit
meir
Synonyms edit
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
Adverb edit
meir
Anagrams edit
Lolopo edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
meir
Manx edit
Noun edit
meir f pl
Mutation edit
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
meir | veir | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Mòcheno edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German mer, from Old High German meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari, from Proto-Germanic *mari (“sea, ocean; lake”). Cognate with German Meer, English mere.
Noun edit
meir m
References edit
- “meir” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse meiri, adverbs meir and meirr. Akin to English more.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
meir
- more
- Staden har meir kriminalitet no enn før.
- The place has more crime now than earlier.
Adverb edit
meir
- more
- Olav jobbar meir enn deg.
- Olav works more than you.
- (any) longer
- Eg vil ikkje vera her meir.
- I don't want to stay here any longer.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “meir” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romansch edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
meir m (plural meirs)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
meir f (plural meirs)
Scots edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English mare, mere, from Old English mere, miere (“female horse, mare”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
meir (plural meirs)
- mare (female horse)
Coordinate terms edit
- couser (“stallion”)
Derived terms edit
- mason's meir (“trestle for scaffolding”)
- meir's tails (“cirrus clouds”)
- Tamson's meir, shank's meir (“using one's own legs in order to travel”)
- wild meir (“wild mare”)