mier

See also: Mier

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch mier, from Middle Dutch miere, from Old Dutch *miuri, from Proto-Germanic *miurijǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mir/

• Audio:

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Noun

mier (plural miere)

1. ant

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch miere, from Old Dutch *miuri, from Proto-Germanic *miurijǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mir/, [miːr], [miər], [miɻ]

• Audio; [mi̘ə̯ʀ]:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: mier
• Rhymes: -ir

Noun

mier f (plural mieren, diminutive miertje n)

1. (zoology) ant

   Synonym: emt

2. (figuratively) insignificant individual

Derived terms

• bosmier
• legermier
• mierenboerderij
• mierenbroodje
• mierenhoop
• mierenjager
• mierennest
• mierenneuker
• mierenzuur
• mierzoet
• trosmier
• vuurmier
• wegmier
• weidemier

Descendants

• Afrikaans: mier
• Berbice Creole Dutch: mira
• Skepi Creole Dutch: mira
• → Ambonese Malay: mir
• → Lokono: miri
• → Aukan: mila
• → Kupang Malay: mir
• → Sranan Tongo: mira
• → West Frisian: mier

Anagrams

• riem

Livonian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmieˀr/, [ˈmĭ̯eˀr]

Noun

mie’r

1. alternative form of me’r

Declension

Declension of mie’r (82)

	singular (ikšlu’g)	plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv)	mie’r	mierūd
genitive (genitīv)	mie’r	mierūd
partitive (partitīv)	mīerda	mierīdi
dative (datīv)	mie’rrõn	mierūdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl)	mie’rkõks	mierūdõks
illative (illatīv)	mie’rrõ	mierīž
inessive (inesīv)	mie’rsõ	mie’rši
elative (elatīv)	mie’rstõ	mie’ršti

References

• Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “mie’r”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎^[1] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latvian miers.

Noun

mier

1. (Salaca) peace

References

• Andreas Johan Sjögren, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann (1861), Livisch-deutsches und deutsch-livisches Wörterbuch
• Pajusalu, Karl & Winkler, Eberhard, Salis-livisches Wörterbuch (2009). Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia. Tallinn.

Old Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈmi̯ɛːr/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈmiːr/

Noun

mier m inan

1. alternative form of mír

Declension

Declension of mier (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	mier	miery	mieři, mierové
genitive	miera, mieru	mierú	mieróv
dative	mieru	mieroma	mieróm
accusative	mier	miery	miery
vocative	mieře	miery	mieři, mierové
locative	mieřě, mieru	mierú	mieřiech
instrumental	mierem	mieroma	miery

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “mier”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old French

Alternative forms

• mer

Etymology

From Latin merus (“sheer, undiluted, pure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmjɛɾ/

Adjective

mier m (oblique and nominative feminine singular miere)

1. pure, simple, complete

Descendants

• → Middle English: mere, mer
  • English: mere

References

• Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “mier”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC.

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin merus (“sheer, undiluted, pure, clear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mjer/

Adjective

mier m or n (feminine singular mieră, masculine plural mieri, feminine/neuter plural miere)

1. light blue
2. blue

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪ̯er/, [ˈmɪ̯er]

• Audio (Bratislava):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɪ̯er

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mirъ (“peace; world”).

Noun

mier m inan (relational adjective mierový)

1. peace (absence of war of arms)

   Synonym: pokoj m

   Antonym: vojna f

Declension

Declension of mier
(pattern stroj)

	singular
nominative	mier
genitive	mieru
dative	mieru
accusative	mier
locative	mieri
instrumental	mierom

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

mier f

1. genitive plural of miera

Further reading

• “mier”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

West Frisian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mier c (plural mieren, diminutive mierke)

1. chickweed

Further reading

• “mier (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011