Mouer

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Muur (Ripuarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, borrowed from Latin mūrus, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey-.

Noun

Mouer f

1. (Moselle Franconian) wall

Descendants

• Hunsrik: Mauer
• Luxembourgish: Mauer

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈməʊ̯ɐ]
• Rhymes: -əʊɐ

Etymology 1

From Old High German muor, from Proto-Germanic *mōraz. Cognate with German Moor, Dutch moer, English moor.

Noun

Mouer n (plural Moueren)

1. moor, bog, swamp, marsh

Alternative forms

• Muer

Etymology 2

From Middle High German and Old High German mōr, from Latin Maurus. Cognate with German Mohr.

Noun

Mouer m (plural Moueren)

1. Moor, blackamoor, negro

Saterland Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːu̯ər/
• Hyphenation: Mou‧er
• Rhymes: -oːu̯ər

Noun

Mouer f (plural Mouere)

1. Strukelje form of Múur

References

• Horst Haider Munske, editor (2001), “Das Saterfriesische”, in Handbuch des Friesischen, Tübingen: Max Niemeyer Verlag, →ISBN, page 419