maer
See also: maar, mär, Mär, and mær
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch mager, from Middle Dutch mager, from Old Dutch *magar, from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱros.
Adjective
maer (attributive maere, not comparable)
- lean; fatless
- meager; skinny
- (figuratively) poor; financially bad
- Ons gaan nou deur maer jare.
- We're currently going through [some] financially bad years.
Derived terms
- maere
- maergat
Breton
Noun
maer m (plural maered)
- mayor
Inflection
Mutation of maer
| Breton consonant mutation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | |
| singular | maer | vaer | unchanged | unchanged | vaer |
| plural | maered | vaered | unchanged | unchanged | vaered |
Welsh
Noun
maer m (plural meiri)
- mayor, the head of a modern township
- (historical) mayor, the steward of a royal court[1]
Derived terms
- maertrev
- maer biswail
References
- Wade-Evans, Arthur. Welsh Medieval Law. Oxford Univ., 1909. Accessed 1 Feb 2013.