meneer
Afrikaans
Alternative forms
- mnr.
Etymology
From Dutch meneer, from earlier mijnheer, from Middle Dutch mijnhere. Equivalent to my (“my”) + heer (“lord”). Literally corresponds to "milord".
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
meneer (plural menere)
- sir, mister; gentleman
Coordinate terms
- mevrou
Dutch
Alternative forms
- mijnheer
- mynheer
Etymology
From earlier mijnheer, from Middle Dutch mijnhere. Equivalent to mijn (“my”) + heer (“lord”), formed similarly to English milord.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məˈneːr/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: me‧neer
- Rhymes: -eːr
Noun
meneer m (plural meneren, diminutive meneertje n)
- sir, mister
Descendants
- Afrikaans: meneer
- Petjo: m'nir, nir
- Skepi Creole Dutch: meneer
- → Caribbean Javanese: menir
- → Indonesian: menir
- → Papiamentu: mener
See also
- mevrouw