Meer

See also: meer and -meer

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German mere, mer, from Old High German meri, from Proto-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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German

Etymology

From Middle High German mere, mer, from Old High German meri, from Proto-Germanic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *móri. 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 (genitive Meeres or Meers, plural Meere)

1. sea
2. (archaic, except in placenames) lake

Synonyms

• (sea): See f
• (lake): See m

Derived terms

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

 

Further reading

• “Meer” in Duden online

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːɐ/

Noun

Meer n (plural Meer)

1. sea

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary