moer

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See also: möer and mör

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch moer

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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

  1. 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)

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

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

moer f (plural moeren, diminutive moertje n)

  1. sediment formed in various alcholic 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)

  1. morass, marsh, peat

Etymology 5[edit]

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Noun[edit]

moer ?

  1. Alternative form of muur chickweed

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]

Moendo millo ("milling corn") in a traditional watermill

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)

  1. (transitive) to mill
  2. (transitive) to grind, to crush

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of moer
infinitive moer
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)

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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)

  1. lean
  2. skinny, meagre

Declension[edit]

declension of moer
number and gender singular plural
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)

  1. (transitive) to mill
  2. (transitive) to grind, crush
  3. (figuratively, colloquial, takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive) to tire; exhaust

Conjugation[edit]

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -er verb moer
Notes:[edit]
  • 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.
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 - mói moa moamos moei moam
Negative (não) - moas moa moamos moais moam

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