meneer
Afrikaans
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editEtymology
editFrom Dutch meneer, from earlier mijnheer, from Middle Dutch mijnhere. Equivalent to my (“my”) + heer (“lord”). Literally corresponds to "milord".
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Noun
editmeneer (plural menere)
Coordinate terms
editDutch
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editEtymology
editFrom earlier mijnheer, from Middle Dutch mijnhere. Equivalent to a univerbation of mijn (“my”) + heer (“lord”), formed similarly to English milord.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmeneer 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
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