Meer

See also: meer and -meer

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German mere, mer, from Old High German meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari. Cognate with German Meer, Dutch meer (“lake”), English mere (“sea, lake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meːr/

Noun

Meer n (plural Meer)

1. sea

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Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Brabant) First attested as 't Meer in 1838-1857. Derived from meer (“pool, marsh”).
• (Overijssel) First attested as mederen in 1333. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch mede (“middle, mid-”) and Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Meer

Proper noun

Meer n

1. A hamlet in Eersel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Twenterand, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Noord-Meer

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German mere, mer, from Old High German meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari.

Cognates

Cognate with Dutch meer (“lake”), Low German Meer, meer, English mere (“sea, lake”). Via Indo-European is cognate with Latin mare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meːɐ̯/
• Rhymes: -eːɐ̯
• Homophone: mehr

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Noun

Meer n (strong, genitive Meeres or Meers, plural Meere)

1. sea

   Synonym: See f

2. (archaic, except in placenames) lake

   Synonym: See m

Declension

Declension of Meer [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Meer	die	Meere
genitive	eines	des	Meeres, Meers	der	Meere
dative	einem	dem	Meer, Meere1	den	Meeren
accusative	ein	das	Meer	die	Meere

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Binnenmeer
• meerartig
• Meerenge
• Meeresboden
• Meereskunde
• Meeresrauschen
• Meeresstraße
• Meerkatze
• Meerrettich
• Meerschaum
• Meerschweinchen
• Mittelmeer
• Nebenmeer
• Nordmeer
• Randmeer
• Sternenmeer
• Wattenmeer

 

Further reading

• “Meer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Meer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Meer” in Duden online

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Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German mer, from Old High German meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːɐ/

Noun

Meer n (plural Meer)

1. sea

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary