moer

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See also: möer and mör

English

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Etymology

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From Afrikaans moer.

Verb

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moer (third-person singular simple present moers, present participle moering, simple past and past participle moered)

  1. (South Africa, transitive) To beat; to thrash.

Noun

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moer (plural moers)

  1. (South Africa) Something big or powerful; a whopper; a hell of a thing.
    • 2003, Justin Nurse, Chris Verrijdt, Laugh it Off Annual: South African Youth Culture, volume 1, page 71:
      Lying dead on the surface of the Monument dam was a moer of a big carp.
    • 2013, Jim Hooper, Koevoet: Experiencing South Africa's Deadly Bush War, page 239:
      “Some of the teams are coming in,” he said. “They had a moer of a contact. Get your cameras and let's go.”

Anagrams

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Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch moer.

Noun

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moer (plural moere)

  1. nut: female screw, which fits on a bolt
    Ek draai die moer vas
  2. seed tuber

Etymology 2

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From Dutch moer.

Noun

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moer (uncountable)

  1. dregs, lees, sediment (of liquid)

Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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moer (present moer, present participle moerende, past participle gemoer)

  1. to hit someone very hard
    Ek gaan jou hard moer. ― I'm gonna beat the shit out of you.
Descendants
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  • → English: moer

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mur/, [muːr]
  • Hyphenation: moer
  • Rhymes: -ur

Etymology 1

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Contraction of moeder (“mother”) by regular syncope of medial /d/ (compare broer, blij, leer, la).

Noun

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moer f (plural moeren, diminutive moertje n)

  1. (rare, archaic) mother
  2. sediment formed in various alcoholic drinks and vinegar; compare French: mère de vinaigre
  3. a queen bee
  4. a female hare
  5. a female rabbit
  6. a female ferret
  7. the main in a structure; general version
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • → Papiamentu: moer (dated)

Etymology 2

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A shortening of moerschroef, from moer (“mother”) +‎ schroef (“bolt”).

Noun

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moer f (plural moeren, diminutive moertje n)

  1. a type of fastener with a threaded hole; a nut
  2. (informal) something small and insignificant (in the phrase geen moer)
    Het kan me geen moer schelen.
    I do not care at all.
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Descendants
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  • → Caribbean Javanese: mur
  • → Indonesian: mur
  • → Papiamentu: mur, moer

Etymology 3

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From Middle Dutch moer (“morass”), from Old Dutch *mōr, from Proto-West Germanic *mōr, from Proto-Germanic *mōraz. Related to meer (“lake”). Cognate with English moor, Old English mōr (“moor, marsh”).

Noun

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moer n (plural moeren, diminutive moertje n)

  2. morass, marsh, peat
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Etymology 4

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This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

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moer ?

  1. Alternative form of muur chickweed

References

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  • van Veen, P.A.F., van der Sijs, Nicoline (1997) Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden (in Dutch), Utrecht, Antwerpen: Van Dale Lexicografie, →ISBN

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French

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Noun

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moer f (plural moers)

  1. morass

Galician

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Moendo millo ("milling corn") in a traditional watermill

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese moer, from Latin molere (“to mill”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”). Compare Portuguese moer.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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moer (first-person singular present moio, first-person singular preterite moín, past participle moído, short past participle mudo)
moer (first-person singular present moo, first-person singular preterite moim or moí, past participle moído, short past participle mudo, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (transitive) to mill
  2. (transitive) to grind, to crush

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of moer (irregular; irregular short past participle)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal moer
Personal moer moeres moer moermos moerdes moeren
Gerund
moendo
Short past participle
Masculine mudo1 mudos1
Feminine muda1 mudas1
Long past participle
Masculine moído2 moídos2
Feminine moída2 moídas2
Indicative
Present moio moes moe moemos moedes moen
Imperfect moía moías moía moïamos moïades moían
Preterite moín moíches moeu moemos moestes moeron
Pluperfect moera moeras moera moeramos moerades moeran
Future moerei moerás moerá moeremos moeredes moerán
Conditional moería moerías moería moeriamos moeriades moerían
Subjunctive
Present moia moias moia moiamos moiades moian
Imperfect moese moeses moese moésemos moésedes moesen
Future moer moeres moer moermos moerdes moeren
Imperative
Affirmative moe moia moiamos moede moian
Negative (non) non moias non moia non moiamos non moiades non moian

1Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar.
2Usually used with auxiliary verbs haber and ter.

    Reintegrated conjugation of moer (irregular; irregular short past participle) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal moer
Personal moer moeres moer moermos moerdes moerem
Gerund
moendo
Short past participle
Masculine mudo1 mudos1
Feminine muda1 mudas1
Long past participle
Masculine moído2 moídos2
Feminine moída2 moídas2
Indicative
Present moo, moio3 móis mói moemos moedes, moeis moem
Imperfect moía moías moía moíamos moíades, moíeis, moíais3 moíam
Preterite moim, moí moeste, moeche3 moeu moemos moestes moêrom, moeram
Pluperfect moera moeras moera moêramos moêrades, moêreis, moêrais3 moeram
Future moerei moerás moerá moeremos moeredes, moereis moerám, moerão
Conditional moeria moerias moeria moeríamos moeríades, moeríeis, moeríais3 moeriam
Subjunctive
Present moa, moia3 moas, moias3 moa, moia3 moamos, moiamos3 moades, moais, moiades3 moam, moiam3
Imperfect moesse moesses moesse moêssemos moêssedes, moêsseis moessem
Future moer moeres moer moermos moerdes moerem
Imperative
Affirmative mói moa, moia3 moamos, moiamos3 moede, moei moam, moiam3
Negative (nom) nom moas, nom moias3 nom moa, nom moia3 nom moamos, nom moiamos3 nom moades, nom moais, nom moiades3 nom moam, nom moiam3

1Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar.
2Usually used with auxiliary verbs haver and ter.
3Less recommended.

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German mager, from Old High German magar, from Proto-West Germanic *magr. Cognate with German mager, Dutch mager, Icelandic magur; also related to English meagre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmoːer/, [ˈmoː.ɐ]

Adjective

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moer (masculine moren or moeren, neuter moert, comparative méi moer, superlative am moersten)

  1. lean
  2. skinny, meagre

Declension

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declension of moer
number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hien ass moer si ass moer et ass moer si si(nn) moer
nominative /
accusative 		attributive and/or after determiner moeren moer moert moer
independent without determiner moeres moerer
dative after any declined word moeren moerer moeren moeren
as first declined word moerem moerem

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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moer

  1. indefinite plural of mo m
  2. indefinite plural of moe m

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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moer f

  1. obsolete typography of mor
    • 1669, “Højr nu kiær SIRI mi”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 48:
      højr Moer æg nu mæ dæg til Kioppinhaffn vil fara
      listen, Mother: Now I want to go to Copenhagen with you

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin molere.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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moer

  1. to mill
  2. to grind, crush

Descendants

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese moer, from Latin molere. Compare Galician moer.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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moer (first-person singular present moo, first-person singular preterite moí, past participle moído)

  1. (transitive) to mill
  2. (transitive) to grind, crush
    Synonym: esmagar
  3. (figuratively, colloquial, pronominal, intransitive) to tire, exhaust
    Synonyms: cansar, fatigar
  4. (figuratively, colloquial, transitive) to nag, to annoy
    Synonyms: azucrinar, atazanar, chatear

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of moer (irregular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal moer
Personal moer moeres moer moermos moerdes moerem
Gerund
moendo
Past participle
Masculine moído moídos
Feminine moída moídas
Indicative
Present moo, môo1 móis mói moemos moeis moem
Imperfect moía moías moía moíamos moíeis moíam
Preterite moí moeste moeu moemos moestes moeram
Pluperfect moera moeras moera moêramos moêreis moeram
Future moerei moerás moerá moeremos moereis moerão
Conditional moeria moerias moeria moeríamos moeríeis moeriam
Subjunctive
Present moa moas moa moamos moais moam
Imperfect moesse moesses moesse moêssemos moêsseis moessem
Future moer moeres moer moermos moerdes moerem
Imperative
Affirmative mói moa moamos moei moam
Negative (não) não moas não moa não moamos não moais não moam

1Superseded.

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