meneer
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Etymology edit
From Dutch meneer, from earlier mijnheer, from Middle Dutch mijnhere. Equivalent to my (“my”) + heer (“lord”). Literally corresponds to "milord".
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meneer (plural menere)
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Etymology edit
From earlier mijnheer, from Middle Dutch mijnhere. Equivalent to mijn (“my”) + heer (“lord”), formed similarly to English milord.
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Noun edit
meneer m (plural meneren, diminutive meneertje n)
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: meneer
- Petjo: m'nir, nir
- Skepi Creole Dutch: meneer
- → Caribbean Javanese: menir
- → Indonesian: menir
- → Javanese: ꦩꦼꦤꦶꦂ (menir)
- → Papiamentu: mener