maer
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch mager, from Middle Dutch mager, from Old Dutch *magar, from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
maer (attributive maere, not comparable)
- lean; fatless
- meager; skinny
- (figuratively) poor; financially bad
- Ons gaan nou deur maer jare.
- We're currently going through [some] financially bad years.
Derived terms edit
Breton edit
Etymology edit
From Old Breton mair, from Proto-Brythonic *maɨr, from Latin māior (“greater”). Cognate with Old Cornish mair, Old Welsh mair, Welsh maer, Middle Irish máer, Irish maor.
Noun edit
maer m (plural maered)
Inflection edit
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Gallo edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
maer f (plural maers)
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh maer, from Old Welsh mair, from Proto-Brythonic *maɨr, from Latin māior (“greater”). Cognate with Old Cornish mair, Old Breton mair, Breton maer, Middle Irish máer, Irish maor.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /maːɨ̯r/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /mai̯r/
- Rhymes: -aːɨ̯r
Noun edit
maer m (plural meiri)
- mayor, the head of a modern township
- (historical) mayor, the steward of a royal court[1]
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
maer | faer | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Wade-Evans, Arthur. Welsh Medieval Law. Oxford Univ., 1909. Accessed 1 Feb 2013.