mercuur

Dutch

Etymology

From Mercuur (“Mercury”), from Latin Mercurius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛrˈkyːr/
• Hyphenation: mer‧cuur
• Rhymes: -yːr

Noun

mercuur m (plural mercuren, diminutive mercuurtje n)

1. (historical) early type of newspaper/magazine, from the seventeenth or eighteenth century (originally centred on factual reporting, later on becoming a satirical magazine)
2. (uncommon, archaic) mercury (metal, element)