Méiw

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Probably from early modern German Möwe, Mewe, from Middle Low German mêwe, from Old Saxon mēu, from Proto-Germanic *maiwaz. Alternatively as a dialectal word through Middle Dutch mewe from the same Proto-Germanic source. The bird migrates southwards along the Rhine, Moselle, and Meuse, sometimes reaching Luxembourgish territory. Cognate with Dutch meeuw, English mew, Icelandic mávur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mei̯f/, [mɜɪ̯f]
• Rhymes: -ɜɪf

Noun

Méiw f (plural Méiwen)

1. gull, seagull