mer-

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See also: mer, MER, mér, mêr, měr, -mer, měŕ, and Appendix:Variations of "mer"

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English mere-, from Old English mere-, from Proto-Germanic *mari-, from Proto-Germanic *mari (“sea”). More at mere.

Prefix[edit]

mer-

  1. sea; marine; applied to beings that are partly sea-creatures.
    mercow, mermaid, merman, merswine, mersnake

Etymology 2[edit]

Extracted from merman, mermaid.

Prefix[edit]

mer-

  1. (fantasy) Of, pertaining to, or associated with the realm of mermaids and mermen.
    merlady, merfolk, merwife, mermonster

Derived terms[edit]

► English words prefixed with mer-

Anagrams[edit]

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