moer

See also: möer and mör

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [muːr]

Etymology 1

From Dutch moer.

Noun

moer (plural moere)

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

   Ek draai die moer vas

2. seed tuber

Etymology 2

From Dutch moer.

Noun

moer (uncountable)

1. dregs, lees, sediment (of liquid)

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Contraction of moeder (“mother”) by syncope of medial /d/.

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

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

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

Etymology 2

A shortening of moerschroef, from moer (“mother”) +‎ 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 alcoholic drinks and vinegar; compare French: mère de vinaigre

Etymology 4

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

moer n (plural moeren, diminutive moertje n)

1. morass, marsh, peat

Related terms

• moeren

Etymology 5

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

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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Galician

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

Etymology

13th century. From Latin molere (“to mill”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈeɾ/

Verb

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

    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

• amoado (“liquid dough; mixture”)
• moa (“molar; millstone”)
• moenda (“action of milling”)
• muíña (“chaff”)
• muíño (“mill”)
• muiñeira (Galician traditional dance and bagpipe music)

References

• “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.

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːə̯/

Adjective

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

1. lean
2. skinny, meagre

Declension

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

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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 (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

  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

Synonyms

• (to crush): esmagar
• (to tire): cansar, fatigar

Derived terms

• moagem
• moedor

Related terms

• moenda
• mó
• moinho
• moleiro