mer-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mer"

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English mere-, from Old English mere-, from Proto-Germanic *mari-, from Proto-Germanic *mari (“sea”). More at mere.

Prefix

mer-

1. sea; marine; applied to beings that are fully or partly sea-creatures.

   mercow, mermaid, merman, merswine, mersnake

Etymology 2

Extracted from merman, mermaid.

Prefix

mer-

1. (fantasy) Of, pertaining to, or associated with the realm of mermaids and mermen.

   merlady, merfolk, merwife, mermonster

Etymology 3

Prefix

mer-

1. Alternative form of mero- (“part, partial”) used before a vowel

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with mer-

Anagrams

• EMR, ERM, MRE, R.E.M., REM, Rem, erm, rem