moer

Afrikaans

Noun

moer (plural moere)

1. nut: female screw, which fits on a bolt

   Ek draai die moer vas

2. seed tuber

moer (uncountable)

1. dregs, lees, sediment (of liquid)

Verb

moer (present moer, present participle moerende, past participle gemoer)

1. to hit someone very hard

   Ek gaan jou hard moer.

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Dutch

Etymology 1

Contraction of moeder (“mother”) by syncope of medial /d/ (compare mede vs. mee), from Middle Dutch moeder (mother), from Old Dutch *muodar, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr.

Noun

moer f (plural moeren, diminutive moertje n)

1. (rare, archaic) mother
2. a queen bee
3. a female hare
4. a female rabbit
5. a female ferret

Derived terms

• hellemoer
• moershaas
• moerkonijn
• moerstaal
• moerschroef
• moersleutel

Synonyms

• (mother): moeder, ma, mama
• (queen bee): bijenkoningin
• (female hare): moershaas
• (female rabbit): moerkonijn

Etymology 2

A shortening of moerschroef, from moer (“mother (see etymology 1)”) +‎ schroef (“bolt”).

Noun

moer f (plural moeren, diminutive moertje n)

1. a type of fastener with a threaded hole; a nut
2. (informal) something small and insignificant (in the phrase geen moer)

   Het kan me geen moer schelen.

   I do not care at all.

Etymology 3

Contraction of moeder, a dialectal variant of modder (“mud”).

Noun

moer f (plural moeren, diminutive moertje n)

1. sediment formed in various alcholic drinks and vinegar; compare French: mère de vinaigre

Etymology 4

From Middle Dutch moer (“morass”). Related to meer (“lake”). Cognate with English moor, Old English mōr (“moor, marsh”).

Noun

moer n (plural moeren, diminutive moertje n)

1. morass, marsh, peat

Etymology 5

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Noun

moer ?

1. Alternative form of muur. chickweed

References

• Dr. P.A.F. van Veen e.a., Etymologisch Woordenboek. De herkomst van onze woorden., Van Dale Lexicografie, 1989 [Dutch etymological dictionary, in Dutch]

Anagrams

• more, roem, Rome

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Luxembourgish

Adjective

moer

1. lean
2. skinny, meagre

Declension

declension of moer

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
accusative	moeren	moer	moert	moer
nominative	moeren	moer	moert	moer
dative	moeren	moerer	moeren	moeren

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese moer, from Latin molere, present active infinitive of molō (“I grind, I mill”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmweɾ/

Verb

moer

1. to mill
2. to grind, crush

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -er verb moer

Notes:

• This is a regular verb of the -er group.
• An obsolete treatment is to add a circumflex in one conjugated form.
• An acute accent is added to few conjugated forms.
• Verbs with this conjugation include: doer, moer, roer.

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	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele/ela/você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles/elas/vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	moer
Personal	moer	moeres	moer	moermos	moerdes	moerem
Gerund
	moendo
Past participle
Masculine	moído			moídos
Feminine	moída			moídas
Indicative
Present	moo Obsolete: môo	móis	mói	moemos	moeis	moem
Imperfect	moía	moías	moía	moíamos	moíeis	moíam
Preterite	moí	moeste	moeu	moemos	moestes	moeram
Pluperfect	moera	moeras	moera	moêramos	moêreis	moeram
Future	moerei	moerás	moerá	moeremos	moereis	moerão
Conditional	moeria	moerias	moeria	moeríamos	moeríeis	moeriam
Subjunctive
Present	moa	moas	moa	moamos	moais	moam
Imperfect	moesse	moesses	moesse	moêssemos	moêsseis	moessem
Future	moer	moeres	moer	moermos	moerdes	moerem
Imperative
Affirmative	moa	mói	moa	moamos	moei	moam
Negative (não)	moa	moas	moa	moamos	moais	moam