Wiktionary

Meer

See also: meer and -meer

Alemannic GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

Meer n (plural Meer)

  1. sea

DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as 't Meer in 1838-1857. Derived from meer (“pool, marsh”).
  • (Overijssel) First attested as mederen in 1333. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch mede (“middle, mid-”) and Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”).

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: Meer

Proper nounEdit

Meer n

  1. A hamlet in Eersel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Twenterand, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived termsEdit

GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle High German mere, mer, from Old High German meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari.

Cognates
Cognate with Dutch meer (“lake”), Low German Meer, meer, English mere (“sea, lake”). Via Indo-European is cognate with Latin mare.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

Meer n (strong, genitive Meeres or Meers, plural Meere)

  1. sea
    Synonym: See f
  2. (archaic, except in placenames) lake
    Synonym: See m

DeclensionEdit

Declension of Meer [neuter, strong]
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.

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • “Meer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Meer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Meer” in Duden online

HunsrikEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle High German mer, from Old High German meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

Meer n (plural Meer)

  1. sea

Further readingEdit

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