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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mœːr], [meːɹ], [miːɹ]

Adjective

meur

1. great

Mutation

  Mutation of meur  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
meur	veur	unchanged	unchanged	feur	veur

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /møːr/

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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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

meur

1. inflection of meuren:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Irish

Noun

meur f (genitive singular méire, nominative plural meura)

1. Obsolete spelling of méar (“finger”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
meur	mheur	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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

Declension of meur

Number	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.

Noun

meur f (genitive singular meòir, plural meuran)

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

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
meur	mheur
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• 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