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Meer

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See also: meer and -meer

Alemannic German

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Etymology

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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).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Meer n (plural Meer)

  1. sea

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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First attested as 't Meer from 1838–1857, from from meer (lake, pool, marsh). Doublet of Mheer.

Proper noun

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Meer n

  1. A hamlet in Eersel, North Brabant, Netherlands

Etymology 2

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First attested as mederen in 1333. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch mede (middle, mid-) and Old Dutch heri (sandy ridge).

Proper noun

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Meer n

  1. A hamlet in Twenterand, Overijssel, Netherlands
Derived terms
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References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

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

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Hunsrik

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Alternative forms

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  • meer (Wiesemann spelling)

Etymology

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    From Middle High German mer, from Old High German meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari, from Proto-Germanic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *móri, possibly from *mer-.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    Meer n (plural Meere)

    1. sea

    Derived terms

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    References

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    1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Meer”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 108, column 2