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

• (Zürich) IPA^(key): /meːr/

Noun

Meer n (plural Meer)

1. sea

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meːr/, [mɪːr]

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

Etymology 1

First attested as 't Meer in 1838-1857. Derived from meer (“pool, marsh”).

Proper noun

Meer n

1. A hamlet in Eersel, North Brabant, Netherlands

Etymology 2

First attested as mederen in 1333. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch mede (“middle, mid-”) and Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”).

Proper noun

Meer n

1. 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/

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• Hyphenation: Meer
• Rhymes: -eːɐ̯
• Homophone: mehr

Noun

Meer n (strong, genitive Meeres or Meers, plural Meere)

1. sea

   Synonym: See f

2. (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 rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

• Adriatisches Meer
• Ägäisches Meer
• Arabisches Meer
• Asowsches Meer
• Bengalisches Meer
• Beringmeer
• Binnenmeer
• Eismeer
• Gelbes Meer
• Ionisches Meer
• Japanisches Meer
• Karibisches Meer
• Kaspisches Meer
• Ligurisches Meer
• Mittelmeer
• Nebenmeer
• Nordmeer
• Ochotskisches Meer
• Ostchinesisches Meer
• Randmeer
• Rotes Meer
• Schwarzes Meer
• Sternenmeer
• Südchinesisches Meer
• Totes Meer
• Tyrrhenisches 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 Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “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)

1. sea

Further reading

• Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Meer”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 108