meer

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪə(ɹ)/

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• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
• Homophone: mere

Etymology 1

See mere.

Noun

meer (plural meers)

1. A boundary.
2. Obsolete form of mere (a lake).

Etymology 2

Adjective

meer (comparative meerer, superlative meerest)

1. Obsolete form of mere.
   • 1720, John Enty, Truth and Liberty consistent:

     For, is this more contrary to Scripture […] than 'tis to say, that our blessed Saviour is a meer Man […]

   • 1733, I[saac] W[atts], “Essay I. A Fair Enquiry and Debate Concerning Space. Sect XII. Space Nothing Real, but a Meer Abstract Idea.”, in Philosophical Essays on Various Subjects, , London: Richard Ford , and Richard Hett , →OCLC, page 44:

     And ſo vve may have an ever-grovving Idea of infinite Number as vvell as infinite Space or Emptineſs, yet it is a meer Idea, and hath no real Exiſtence vvithout us.

Etymology 3

See mayor.

Noun

meer (plural meers)

1. Obsolete form of mayor.
2. Obsolete form of mair.

References

• “meer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• -mere, Emer., Mere, REME, erme, mere, reem

Afrikaans

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Etymology 1

From Dutch meer, from Middle Dutch mēre, from Old Dutch meri, from Proto-Germanic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.

Noun

meer (plural mere)

1. lake

   Synonym: pan

Etymology 2

From Dutch meer, from Middle Dutch mêre, from Old Dutch *mēro, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *maizô.

Determiner

meer

1. more

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German mēro, from Proto-Germanic *maizô. Compare German mehr, Dutch meer, Saterland Frisian moor, English more, Icelandic meira, Swedish mera, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰 (maiza).

Adverb

meer

1. (Uri) more

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) , Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 64.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meːr/,

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• Hyphenation: meer
• Rhymes: -eːr
• Homophones: Meer, Mheer

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch mēre, from Old Dutch meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari, from Proto-Germanic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.

Noun

meer n (plural meren, diminutive meertje n)

1. lake

   We gingen zwemmen in het meer. ― We went swimming in the lake.

   Het meer was kalm en helder. ― The lake was calm and clear.

   Er zijn veel vissen in dat meer. ― There are many fish in that lake.

2. (obsolete, literary) sea

   Synonym: zee

Derived terms

-in hydronyms and toponyms:

Descendants

• Afrikaans: meer

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch mêre, from Old Dutch *mēro, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *maizô.

Determiner

meer

1. comparative degree of veel; more.

Derived terms

Related terms

• meest

Descendants

• Afrikaans: meer
• Berbice Creole Dutch: mere
• Jersey Dutch: mêr
• Negerhollands: meer
• Skepi Creole Dutch: maer

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch mêer, from Old Dutch mēr. This form stood alongside the older Middle Dutch mêe, from Old Dutch *mē, from Proto-Germanic *maiz.

Adverb

meer

1. anymore, any longer

   Ik ben niet meer mee.

   I cannot follow anymore.

Derived terms

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

• mëyer, mier (Wiesemann spelling system)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːɐ/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German wir, from Old High German wir, from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy-, plural of *éǵh₂.

Compare German wir, Pennsylvania German mer, Yiddish מיר (mir), English we.

Pronoun

meer

1. we

Inflection

Etymology 2

From Middle High German mir (“me”), from Old High German mir (“me”), from Proto-West Germanic *miʀ, from Proto-Germanic *miz (“me”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)me-, *(e)me-n- (“me”). Cognate with Old English mē (“me”).

Pronoun

meer

1. stressed dative of ich.

Inflection

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Latin

Verb

meer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of meō

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *mēri, from Proto-Germanic *mairiją. Compare Middle English mēre and Icelandic landamæri.

Noun

mêer ?

1. border, boundary
2. any marker for a border

Descendants

• Dutch: (obsolete) meer

References

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “meer (VII)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page VII
• “meer”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000

Etymology 2

From earlier mêe, modified by analogy with the adjective mêre.

Adverb

mêer

1. Alternative form of mêe

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “meer (IX)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IX

Nawdm

Etymology

Probably cognate with Kabiyé mɔɔʋ, Gur Lama mɩr, Mbelime míɛ́dè, Gourmanchéma míálì.

Noun

meer d (plural meera ɦa)

1. nose
2. trunk (of an elephant)
3. snout (of a pig)
4. muzzle (of an animal, as a cow)

References

• Bakabima, Koulon Stéphane, Nicole, Jacques (2018) Nawdm-French Dictionary‎, SIL International