Meer
See also: meer and -meer
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German mere, mer, from Old High German meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari. Cognate with German Meer, Dutch meer (“lake”), English mere (“sea, lake”).
Pronunciation
- (Zurich) IPA(key): /meːr/
Noun
Meer n (plural Meer)
- sea
Dutch
Etymology
- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as 't Meer in 1838-1857. Derived from meer (“pool, marsh”).
- (Overijssel) First attested as mederen in 1333. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch mede (“middle, mid-”) and Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meːr/, [mɪːr]
audio (file) - Hyphenation: Meer
- Rhymes: -eːr
- Homophones: meer, Mheer
Proper noun
Meer n
- A hamlet in Eersel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Twenterand, Overijssel, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Noord-Meer
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
Etymology
From Middle High German mere, mer, from Old High German meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari.
Cognates
Cognate with Dutch meer (“lake”), Low German Meer, meer, English mere (“sea, lake”). Via Indo-European is cognate with Latin mare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meːɐ̯/
- Rhymes: -eːɐ̯
- Homophone: mehr
audio (Germany) (file) audio (Austria) (file)
Noun
Meer n (strong, genitive Meeres or Meers, plural Meere)
- sea
- Synonym: See f
- (archaic, except in placenames) lake
- Synonym: See m
Declension
Declension of Meer [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Meer | die | Meere |
| genitive | eines | des | Meeres, Meers | der | Meere |
| dative | einem | dem | Meer, Meere1 | den | Meeren |
| accusative | ein | das | Meer | die | Meere |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Hyponyms
- Adriatisches Meer
- Ägäisches Meer
- Binnenmeer
- Eismeer
- Ionisches Meer
- Kaspisches Meer
- Mittelmeer
- Nebenmeer
- Nordmeer
- Randmeer
- Rotes Meer
- Schwarzes Meer
- Sternenmeer
- Totes Meer
- Wattenmeer
- Weißes Meer
- Weltmeer
Derived terms
- meerartig
Related terms
- Meerenge
- Meeresarm
- Meeresboden
- Meereskunde
- Meeresküste
- Meeresorganismus
- Meeresrauschen
- Meeressediment
- Meeresspiegel
- Meeresstraße
- Meerestier
- Meeresvogel
- Meerjungfrau
- Meerkatze
- Meerrettich
- Meersalz
- Meerschaum
- Meerschweinchen
Further reading
- “Meer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Meer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Meer” in Duden online
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German mer, from Old High German meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeːɐ/
Noun
Meer n (plural Meer)
- sea
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary