moer
Afrikaans[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
moer (plural moere)
- nut: female screw, which fits on a bolt
- Ek draai die moer vas
- seed tuber
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
moer (uncountable)
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
moer (present moer, present participle moerende, past participle gemoer)
- to hit someone very hard
- Ek gaan jou hard moer.
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Contraction of moeder (“mother”) by syncope of medial /d/.
Noun[edit]
moer f (plural moeren, diminutive moertje n)
Synonyms[edit]
- (mother): moeder, ma, mama
- (queen bee): bijenkoningin
- (female hare): moershaas
- (female rabbit): moerkonijn
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
A shortening of moerschroef, from moer (“mother”) + schroef (“bolt”).
Noun[edit]
moer f (plural moeren, diminutive moertje n)
- a type of fastener with a threaded hole; a nut
- (informal) something small and insignificant (in the phrase geen moer)
- Het kan me geen moer schelen.
- I do not care at all.
- Het kan me geen moer schelen.
Etymology 3[edit]
Contraction of moeder, a dialectal variant of modder (“mud”).
Noun[edit]
moer f (plural moeren, diminutive moertje n)
- sediment formed in various alcoholic drinks and vinegar; compare French: mère de vinaigre
Etymology 4[edit]
From Middle Dutch moer (“morass”), from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *mōraz. Related to meer (“lake”). Cognate with English moor, Old English mōr (“moor, marsh”).
Noun[edit]
moer n (plural moeren, diminutive moertje n)
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Etymology 5[edit]
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun[edit]
moer ?
References[edit]
- Dr. P.A.F. van Veen e.a., Etymologisch Woordenboek. De herkomst van onze woorden., Van Dale Lexicografie, 1989 [Dutch etymological dictionary, in Dutch]
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Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
13th century. From Latin molere (“to mill”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
moer (first-person singular present moio, first-person singular preterite moín, past participle moído)
- (transitive) to mill
- (transitive) to grind, to crush
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | moer | ||||||
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gerund | moendo | ||||||
past participle | singular | plural | |||||
masculine | moído | moídos | |||||
feminine | moída | moídas | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
present | moio | moes | moe | moemos | moedes | moen | |
imperfect | moía | moías | moía | moïamos | moïades | moían | |
preterite | moín | moíches | moeu | moemos | moestes | moeron | |
pluperfect | moera | moeras | moera | moeramos | moerades | moeran | |
future | moerei | moerás | moerá | moeremos | moeredes | moerán | |
conditional | moería | moerías | moería | moeriamos | moeriades | moerían | |
subjunctive | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
present | moia | moias | moia | moiamos | moiades | moian | |
preterite | moese | moeses | moese | moésemos | moésedes | moesen | |
future | moer | moeres | moer | moermos | moerdes | moeren | |
imperative | — | ti | Vde. | nós | vós | Vdes. | |
affirmative | — | moe | moa | moamos | moede | moan | |
negative | - | moias | moia | moiamos | moiades | moian | |
personal infinitive | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
moer | moeres | moer | moermos | moerdes | moeren |
Related terms[edit]
- amoado (“liquid dough; mixture”)
- moa (“molar; millstone”)
- moenda (“action of milling”)
- muíña (“chaff”)
- muíño (“mill”)
- muiñeira (Galician traditional dance and bagpipe music)
References[edit]
- “moer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
- “moer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “moer” in Santamarina, Antón (dir.), Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja: Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (v 4.0). Santiago: ILG.
- “moer” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Luxembourgish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German magar, from Proto-Germanic *magraz. Cognate with German mager, Dutch mager, Icelandic magur; also related to English meagre.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
moer (masculine moeren or moren, neuter moert, comparative méi moer, superlative am moersten)
Declension[edit]
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass moer | si ass moer | et ass moer | si si(nn) moer | |
without article | nominative/accusative | moeren | moer | moert | moer |
dative | moerem | moerer | moerem | moeren | |
with article | nominative/accusative | moeren | moer | moert | moer |
dative | moeren | moerer | moeren | moeren |
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese moer, from Latin molere, present active infinitive of molō (“I grind, I mill”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
moer (first-person singular present indicative moo, past participle moído)
- (transitive) to mill
- (transitive) to grind, crush
- (figuratively, colloquial, takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive) to tire; exhaust
Conjugation[edit]
Notes:[edit] | ||||||
Singular | Plural | |||||
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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 | - | mói | moa | moamos | moei | moam |
Negative (não) | - | moas | moa | moamos | moais | moam |
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