meur

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin murus.

Noun

meur m (plural meurs)

1. wall

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *mọr, from Proto-Celtic *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁ros, from *meh₁-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /møʁ/

Adjective

meur

1. great

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish mur, from Old Cornish maur, from Proto-Brythonic *mọr, from Proto-Celtic *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁ros, from *meh₁-. Cognate with Breton meur, Irish mór, Manx mooar, Scottish Gaelic mòr, and Welsh mawr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mœːr], [meːɹ], [miːɹ]

Adjective

meur (comparative moy, superlative an moyha)

1. great, grand, large, substantial

   Synonym: bras

Derived terms

• benyn meur hy hanow, den meur y hanow (“celebrity”)
• bos meur a brow (“come in handy”)
• Breten Veur (“Great Britain”)
• fordh veur (“motorway, highway”)
• gans meur a gris (“vigorously”)
• heb meur a vri (“mediocre”)
• klogh meur (“church bell”)
• media meur (“mass media”)
• meur a (“a lot of, lots of”)
• meur a vri (“eminent”)
• meur aga ferthyans, meur hy ferthyans, meur y berthyans (“tolerant”)
• meur hy bri (“outstanding”)
• meur lowr (“considerably”)
• meur ras (“thank you”)
• meur y les (“absorbing”)
• meur y skians (“knowledgeable”)
• meur y vri (“outstanding”)
• meur- (“great, major”)
• meurder (“greatness”)
• meuredh (“majesty”)
• meurgara (“admire”, verb)
• piano meur (“grand piano”)
• stond meur (“grand stand”)
• tir meur (“mainland”)

Adverb

meur

1. much

Adverb

yn feur

1. greatly

   Synonyms: yn fras, yn lower

2. substantially

Mutation

Mutation of meur

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
meur	veur	unchanged	unchanged	feur, veur*

* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /møːr/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: meur
• Rhymes: -øːr

Etymology 1

From meuren.

Noun

meur m (plural meuren, diminutive meurtje n)

1. (colloquial) stench, foul smell

   Synonym: stank

   Hypernym: geur

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

meur

1. inflection of meuren:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

French

Etymology

Compare peut (obsolete spelling of put). Compare also Middle French deu (dû), fleute (flûte), and eu (which has retained its spelling).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /myʁ/

Adjective

meur (feminine meure, masculine plural meurs, feminine plural meures)

1. obsolete spelling of mûr
   • 1714, Nouveau Dictionnaire de l’Académie françoise, volume 2, page 13:

     MEUR, EURE. adj. On prononce Mûr & mûre. Il ne ſe dit proprement que des fruits de la terre, & ſignifie, Qui eſt en ſaiſon d’eſtre cueilli, ou mangé. Bleds meurs. eſpics meurs. raiſins meurs. pommes meures. ceriſes meures, &c. ce melon n’eſt pas meur, eſt trop meur. du fruit qui devient meur. du fruit meur avant la ſaiſon. à demi meur. […]

Irish

Noun

meur f (genitive singular méire, nominative plural meura)

1. obsolete spelling of méar (“finger”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of meur

radical	lenition	eclipsis
meur	mheur	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Middle English

Adjective

meur

1. alternative form of mure

Old French

Alternative forms

• meür

Etymology

Latin mātūrus.

Adjective

meur m (oblique and nominative feminine singular meure)

1. mature

Declension

	Case	masculine	feminine	neuter
singular	subject	meurs	meure	meur
	oblique	meur			meure	meur
plural	subject	meur	meures		meur
	oblique	meurs			meures	meur

Descendants

• French: mûr
• → Middle English: mure, meur, mewre, moyre

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish mér, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mĩãɾ/
• (Argyll) IPA^(key): /meːɾ/

Noun

meur f (genitive singular meòir, plural meuran or meòirean)

1. finger

   Synonym: corrag

2. key (on a keyboard, a typewriter, etc.)
3. branch

Derived terms

• meur-chlàr
• meur-lorg

See also

• gleus
• iuchair
• putan

Mutation

Mutation of meur

radical	lenition
meur	mheur

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “meur”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

Walloon

Etymology

From Latin mūrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /møːʀ/

Noun

meur m (plural meurs)

1. wall

West Flemish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch muur, from Old Dutch mūra, from Latin mūrus.

Noun

meur m (plural meurn or meurs)

1. wall

Alternative forms

• meure