Yiddish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Litvish) IPA(key): [mɛʁ]
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): [meːʀ], [mejə]

Etymology 1 edit

From Old High German mēro (more).

Adverb edit

מער (mer)

  1. more
Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

מער (mer)

  1. (postpositive) more
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old High German morha; cognate to German Möhre.

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

מער (merf, plural מערן (mern)

  1. carrot

Etymology 3 edit

Borrowed from or cognate to German Meer.

Noun edit

מער (mern, plural מערן (mern)

  1. (Daytshmerish) sea
    Synonym: ים (yam)

References edit

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “מער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].