meer

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See also: Meer and -meer

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

See mere.

Noun[edit]

meer (plural meers)

  1. A boundary.
  2. Obsolete form of mere (a lake).

Etymology 2[edit]

Adjective[edit]

meer (comparative meerer, superlative meerest)

  1. Obsolete form of mere.
    • 1720, John Enty, Truth and Liberty consistent:
      For, is this more contrary to Scripture […] than 'tis to say, that our blessed Saviour is a meer Man […]
    • 1733, I[saac] W[atts], “Essay I. A Fair Enquiry and Debate Concerning Space. Sect[ion] XII. Space Nothing Real, but a Meer Abstract Idea.”, in Philosophical Essays on Various Subjects, […], London: […] Richard Ford […], and Richard Hett […], →OCLC, page 44:
      And ſo vve may have an ever-grovving Idea of infinite Number as vvell as infinite Space or Emptineſs, yet it is a meer Idea, and hath no real Exiſtence vvithout us.

Etymology 3[edit]

See mayor.

Noun[edit]

meer (plural meers)

  1. Obsolete form of mayor.
  2. Obsolete form of mair.

References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Afrikaans[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Dutch meer, from Middle Dutch mēre, from Old Dutch meri, from Proto-Germanic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.

Noun[edit]

meer (plural mere)

  1. lake
    Synonym: pan

Etymology 2[edit]

From Dutch meer, from Middle Dutch mêre, from Old Dutch *mēro, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *maizô.

Determiner[edit]

meer

  1. more

Alemannic German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German mēro, from Proto-Germanic *maizô. Compare German mehr, Dutch meer, Saterland Frisian moor, English more, Icelandic meira, Swedish mera, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰 (maiza).

Adverb[edit]

meer

  1. (Uri) more

References[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch mēre, from Old Dutch meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari, from Proto-Germanic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.

Noun[edit]

meer n (plural meren, diminutive meertje n)

  1. lake
    We gingen zwemmen in het meer. ― We went swimming in the lake.
    Het meer was kalm en helder. ― The lake was calm and clear.
    Er zijn veel vissen in dat meer. ― There are many fish in that lake.
  2. (obsolete, literary) sea
    Synonym: zee
Derived terms[edit]

-in hydronyms and toponyms:

Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: meer

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Dutch mêre, from Old Dutch *mēro, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *maizô.

Determiner[edit]

meer

  1. comparative degree of veel; more.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: meer
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: mere
  • Jersey Dutch: mêr
  • Negerhollands: meer
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: maer

Etymology 3[edit]

From Middle Dutch mêer, from Old Dutch mēr. This form stood alongside the older Middle Dutch mêe, from Old Dutch *mē, from Proto-Germanic *maiz.

Adverb[edit]

meer

  1. anymore, any longer
    Ik ben niet meer mee.
    I cannot follow anymore.
Derived terms[edit]

Hunsrik[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German wir, from Old High German wir, from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy-, plural of *éǵh₂.

Compare German wir, Pennsylvania German mer, Yiddish מיר (mir), English we.

Pronoun[edit]

meer

  1. we
Inflection[edit]
Hunsrik personal pronouns
nominative accusative dative
Proclitic Enclitic str. unstr. str. unstr.
1st person singular ich

eich

-ich mich

meich

meer mer

m'r

2nd person singular
(informal) 		du

dau/Dau

-du, -de

-Dau, -De

dich

deich/Deich

deer der

d'r/D'r

3rd person singular (m.) er; där -er ihn en ihm em
3rd person singular (f.) sie; die -se sie / ihns se eer

ehr

re
3rd person singular (n.) es; das

et, 't

's es

et

-et, -'t

ihm em
1st person plural meer mer uns

uhs

2nd person plural deer

Ehr, Dehr

der eich

Auch

3rd person plural sie; die -se sie se denne

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle High German mir (“me”), from Old High German mir (“me”), from Proto-West Germanic *miʀ, from Proto-Germanic *miz (“me”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)me-, *(e)me-n- (“me”). Cognate with Old English mē (“me”).

Pronoun[edit]

meer

  1. stressed dative of ich.
Inflection[edit]
Hunsrik personal pronouns
nominative accusative dative
Proclitic Enclitic str. unstr. str. unstr.
1st person singular ich

eich

-ich mich

meich

meer mer

m'r

2nd person singular
(informal) 		du

dau/Dau

-du, -de

-Dau, -De

dich

deich/Deich

deer der

d'r/D'r

3rd person singular (m.) er; där -er ihn en ihm em
3rd person singular (f.) sie; die -se sie / ihns se eer

ehr

re
3rd person singular (n.) es; das

et, 't

's es

et

-et, -'t

ihm em
1st person plural meer mer uns

uhs

2nd person plural deer

Ehr, Dehr

der eich

Auch

3rd person plural sie; die -se sie se denne

Further reading[edit]

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

meer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of meō

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Dutch *mēri, from Proto-Germanic *mairiją. Compare Middle English mēre and Icelandic landamæri.

Noun[edit]

mêer ?

  1. border, boundary
  2. any marker for a border
Descendants[edit]
  • Dutch: (obsolete) meer

References[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From earlier mêe, modified by analogy with the adjective mêre.

Adverb[edit]

mêer

  1. Alternative form of mêe

Further reading[edit]

Nawdm[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably cognate with Kabiyé mɔɔʋ, Gur Lama mɩr, Mbelime míɛ́dè, Gourmanchéma míálì.

Noun[edit]

meer d (plural meera ɦa)

  1. nose
  2. trunk (of an elephant)
  3. snout (of a pig)
  4. muzzle (of an animal, as a cow)

References[edit]

  • Bakabima, Koulon Stéphane, Nicole, Jacques (2018) Nawdm-French Dictionary‎[1], SIL International
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