moer

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See also: möer and mör

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Afrikaans moer

Verb[edit]

moer (third-person singular simple present moers, present participle moering, simple past and past participle moered)

  1. (South Africa, transitive) To beat; to thrash.

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Dutch moer.

Noun[edit]

moer (plural moere)

  1. nut: female screw, which fits on a bolt
    Ek draai die moer vas
  2. seed tuber

Etymology 2[edit]

From Dutch moer.

Noun[edit]

moer (uncountable)

  1. dregs, lees, sediment (of liquid)

Etymology 3[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

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

  1. to hit someone very hard
    Ek gaan jou hard moer.I'm gonna beat the shit out of you.
Descendants[edit]
  • English: moer

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mur/, [muːr]
  • Hyphenation: moer
  • Rhymes: -ur

Etymology 1[edit]

Contraction of moeder (mother) by regular syncope of medial /d/ (compare broer, blij, leer, la).

Noun[edit]

moer f (plural moeren, diminutive moertje n)

  1. (rare, archaic) mother
  2. sediment formed in various alcoholic drinks and vinegar; compare French: mère de vinaigre
  3. a queen bee
  4. a female hare
  5. a female rabbit
  6. a female ferret
  7. the main in a structure; general version.
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Descendants[edit]
  • Papiamentu: moer (dated)

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.
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Descendants[edit]
  • Caribbean Javanese: mur
  • Indonesian: mur
  • Papiamentu: mur, moer

Etymology 3[edit]

From Middle Dutch moer (morass), from Old Dutch *mōr, from Proto-West Germanic *mōr, 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
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Etymology 4[edit]

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun[edit]

moer ?

  1. Alternative form of muur chickweed

References[edit]

  • van Veen, P.A.F.; van der Sijs, Nicoline (1997) Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden (in Dutch), Utrecht; Antwerpen: Van Dale Lexicografie, →ISBN

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French[edit]

Noun[edit]

moer f (plural moers)

  1. morass

Galician[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese moer, from Latin molere (to mill), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (to grind, crush). Compare Portuguese moer.

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Verb[edit]

moer (first-person singular present moio, first-person singular preterite moín, past participle moído, short past participle mudo)
moer (first-person singular present moo, first-person singular preterite moim or moí, past participle moído, short past participle mudo, reintegrationist norm)

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

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References[edit]

  • moer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • moer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • moer” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • moer” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
  • moer” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German mager, from Old High German magar, from Proto-West Germanic *magr. Cognate with German mager, Dutch mager, Icelandic magur; also related to English meagre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoːer/, [ˈmoː.ɐ]

Adjective[edit]

moer (masculine moren or moeren, neuter moert, comparative méi moer, superlative am moersten)

  1. lean
  2. skinny, meagre

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Noun[edit]

moer

  1. indefinite plural of mo m
  2. indefinite plural of moe m

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

moer f

  1. obsolete typography of mor
    • 1669, “Højr nu kiær SIRI mi”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 48:
      højr Moer æg nu mæ dæg til Kioppinhaffn vil fara
      listen, Mother: Now I want to go to Copenhagen with you

Old Galician-Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin molere.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

moer

  1. to mill
  2. to grind, crush

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese moer, from Latin molere. Compare Galician moer.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

  • Hyphenation: mo‧er

Verb[edit]

moer (first-person singular present moo, first-person singular preterite moí, past participle moído)

  1. (transitive) to mill
  2. (transitive) to grind, crush
    Synonym: esmagar
  3. (figuratively, colloquial, takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive) to tire; exhaust
    Synonyms: cansar, fatigar

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