Meer

See also: meer and -meer

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Alemannic GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (Zurich) IPA^(key): /meːr/

NounEdit

Meer n (plural Meer)

1. sea

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GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle High German mere, mer, from Old High German meri, from Proto-Germanic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *móri. Cognate with Dutch meer (“lake”), Low German Meer, meer, English mere (“sea, lake”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /meːɐ̯/

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• Homophone: mehr
• Rhymes: -eːɐ̯

NounEdit

Meer n (genitive Meers or Meeres, plural Meere)

1. sea
2. (archaic, except in placenames) lake

DeclensionEdit

Declension of Meer

	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 uncommon, see notes

SynonymsEdit

• (sea): See f
• (lake): See m

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

• Meeresboden
• Meerkatze
• Meerrettich

• Meerschaum
• Meerschweinchen
• Wattenmeer

Further readingEdit

• Meer in Duden online