mier
See also: Mier
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch mier, from Middle Dutch miere, from Old Dutch *miuri, from Proto-Germanic *miurijǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mir/
Audio (file)
Noun
mier (plural miere)
- ant
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch miere, from Old Dutch *miuri, from Proto-Germanic *miurijǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mir/, [miːr], [miɻ]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: mier
- Rhymes: -ir
Noun
mier f (plural mieren, diminutive miertje n)
- (zoology) ant
- Synonym: emt
- (figuratively) insignificant individual
Derived terms
- bosmier
- legermier
- mierenboerderij
- mierenbroodje
- mierenhoop
- mierennest
- mierenneuker
- mierenzuur
- mierzoet
- trosmier
- vuurmier
- wegmier
- weidemier
Descendants
- Afrikaans: mier
- Berbice Creole Dutch: mira
- Skepi Creole Dutch: mira
- → Ambonese Malay: mir
- → Arawak: miri
- → Aukan: mila
- → Kupang Malay: mir
- → Sranan Tongo: mira
- → West Frisian: mier
Anagrams
- riem
Livonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latvian miers.
Noun
mier
- (Salaca) peace
Old Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mirъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *meiˀrás, from Proto-Indo-European *mey(H)-ro-.
Noun
mier m
- peace
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mi̯er]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *mirъ (“peace; world”).
Noun
mier m (genitive singular mieru, declension pattern of stroj)
- peace (absence of war of arms)
Declension
Declension of mier
| singulare tantum | |
|---|---|
| nominative | mier |
| genitive | mieru |
| dative | mieru |
| accusative | mier |
| locative | mieri |
| instrumental | mierom |
Antonyms
- vojna f
Derived terms
- mierový
See also
- pokoj m
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
mier f
- genitive plural of miera
Further reading
- mier in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
West Frisian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
mier c (plural mieren, diminutive mierke)
- chickweed
Further reading
- “mier (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011