mieri

Latvian

Noun

mieri m

1. nominative/vocative plural of miers

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmi̯eri]

Noun

mieri

1. locative singular of mier

Welsh

Alternative forms

• meieri, meri, merin

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *muɨar (compare Cornish mor, Breton mouar), from Proto-Celtic *smiyoros. Doublet of mwyar (“blackberries”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /mi.ˈɛri/, /ˈmjɛri/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /mi.ˈeːri/, /mi.ˈɛri/, /ˈmjeːri/, /ˈmjɛri/
• Rhymes: -ɛri

Noun

mieri f (collective, singulative miaren or mieren or mierïen)

1. brambles, briars, blackberry bushes

   Synonym: drysi

2. (figurative) briars

   Synonym: drysi

Derived terms

• mieri duon (“blackberry bushes”)
• mieri Ffrengig (“dogroses”)
• marchfieri (“dogroses”)
• mieri Mair (“sweetbriers”)
• mieri'r mynydd (“cloudberries”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
mieri	fieri	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mieri”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies