mir

See also Mir, and MIR

English

Wikipedia

Noun

mir (plural mirs)

1. A Russian village community.

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Anagrams

• IRM
• MRI
• rim

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German

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA: /miːɐ̯/

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• Rhymes: -iːɐ̯

• (colloquially in unstressed position) IPA: /mɐ/

Etymology 1

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

Pronoun

mir

1. (personal) dative of ich; me, to me:

   • Er gab es mir.
     • He gave it to me.

See also

• ich
• mich
• meiner

Etymology 2

From Middle High German mir (“we”), compare Yiddish מיר (mir). Of obscure origin. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mes, *me- (“we”), related to Lithuanian mẽs (“we”), Latvian mēs (“we”), Russian мы (my, “we”), Old Armenian մեք (mekh, “we”).

Pronoun

mir

1. (personal, dialectal or nonstandard) we.

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Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɪr/ (most dialects) /mir/ (Maastricht)

Pronoun

mir

1. (personal) (obsolete) dative of ich; me, to me:

   • Mir gaaf t'r 't.
     • He gave it to me.

See also

• ich
• mich
• miener

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Lojban

Rafsi

mir

1. rafsi of minra.

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Low German

Mecklenburgic-Prepommeranian dialects

Pronunciation

• IPA: /miɛ/

Alternative forms

• meer (Low Saxon dialects)

Adjective

comparative form of vęl

1. more

Numeral

comparative form of vęl

1. more

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Luxembourgish

Pronoun

mir

1. first-person plural, nominative: we

   Mir hunn véier Hausdéieren — We have four pets

2. first-person singular, dative: me, to me

   Kënnt Dir mir hëllefen? — Can you help me?

Declension

Luxembourgish personal pronouns

	nominative		accusative		dative		reflexive
	str.	unstr.	str.	unstr.	str.	unstr.
1st person singular	ech	—	mech	—	mir	mer	mech
2nd person singular (informal)	du	de	dech	—	dir	der	dech
2nd person singular (formal)	Dir	—	Iech	—	Iech	—	Iech
3rd person singular (m)	hien	en	en	—	him	em	sech
3rd person singular (f)	si / hatt	se / et	si / hatt	se / et	hir / him	— / em	sech
3rd person singular (n)	et	't	et	't	him	em	sech
1st person plural	mir	mer	eis / ons	—	eis / ons	—	eis / ons
2nd person plural	dir	der	iech	—	iech	—	iech
3rd person plural	si	—	si	—	hinnen	–	sech

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Meriam

Noun

mir

1. word
2. language

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Middle High German

Etymology

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

Pronoun

mir

1. me: dative singular of ich

Descendants

• German: mir

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Romanian

Etymology 1

From Greek μύρον, partly through the Slavic intermediate miro. Compare also Aromanian mir.

Noun

mir n (plural miruri)

1. chrism
2. unction
3. holy oil

See also

• mire

Etymology 2

Verb

mir

1. first-person singular present tense form of mira.
2. first-person singular subjunctive form of mira.

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Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin mūrus.

Alternative forms

• (Surmiran) meir
• (Puter, Vallader) mür

Noun

mir m (plural mirs)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) exterior wall

Related terms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) paraid
• (Sursilvan) preit
• (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) pare

Etymology 2

From Latin mūs, murem.

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun) mieur
• (Sursilvan) miur
• (Surmiran) meir
• (Puter, Vallader) mür

Noun

mir f (plural mirs)

1. (Sutsilvan) mouse

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mirъ (“peace; world”).

Noun

mȋr m (Cyrillic spelling ми̑р)

1. peace

Declension

    declension of mir

	singular	plural
nominative	mȋr	mírovi
genitive	mira	mirova
dative	miru	mirovima
accusative	mir	mirove
vocative	miru	mirovi
locative	miru	mirovima
instrumental	mirom	mirovima

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mirъ (“peace; world”).

Noun

mir m inan.

1. peace (tranquility, quiet, harmony)

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Tolai

Alternative forms

• amir

Pronoun

mir

1. First-person exclusive dual pronoun: he/she and I, him/her and me

Declension

Tolai personal pronouns

	singular	dual	paucal	plural
1st person exclusive	iau	amir mir	amital mital	avet ave1
1st person inclusive	-	dor	datal	dat da1
2nd person	u	amur mur	amutal mutal	avat ava1
3rd person	ia i	dir di	dital	diat dia1
1) The plural pronouns lose the final -t when preceding a verb.

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Veps

Noun

mir

1. world