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meer -meer
Alemannic German
Etymology
gsw gem-pro ine-pro 1
From gsw gmh mere, gmh mer, from gsw goh meri, from gsw gmw-pro *mari. Cognate with de Meer, nl meer lake, en mere sea, lake.
Pronunciation
gsw /meːr/ Zurich
Noun
gsw noun n plural Meer
sea
gsw Landforms Water
Dutch
Pronunciation
nl /meːr/ [mɪːr]
nl Nl-meer.ogg
nl Meer
nl eːr 1
nl meer Mheer
Etymology 1
First attested as nl 't Meer from 18381857, from nl meer lake, pool, marsh. nl Mheer.
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Eersel p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
Etymology 2
First attested as mederen in 1333. Potentially a compound of dum mede middle, mid- and odt heri sandy ridge.
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Twenterand p/Overijssel c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Noord-Meer
References
German
Etymology
de gem-pro ine-pro 1
From de gmh mere, gmh mer, from de goh meri, from de gmw-pro *mari. de Maar Mare.
2 cog
Cognate with nl meer lake, nds Meer sea, en mere sea, lake. Via Indo-European is cognate with la mare.
Pronunciation
de /meːr/ [meːɐ̯] [mɛɐ̯]
de De-Meer.ogg
de De-Meer2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-at-Meer.ogg Austria
de Meer
de eːɐ̯ 1
de mehr
Noun
n,(e)s
sea
de See<g:f>
de archaic except in placenames lake
de See<g:m>
Declension
n,(e)s
Hyponyms
de Ägäisches Meer Arabisches Meer Adriatisches Meer Asowsches Meer Bengalisches Meer Beringmeer Binnenmeer Blumenmeer Dächermeer Eismeer Feuermeer Flammenmeer Gelbes Meer Häusermeer Ionisches Meer Japanisches Meer Karibisches Meer Kaspisches Meer Ligurisches Meer Mittelmeer Nebenmeer Nordmeer Ochotskisches Meer Ostchinesisches Meer Polarmeer Randmeer Rotes Meer Sandmeer Schwarzes Meer Sternenmeer Südchinesisches Meer Totes Meer Trümmermeer Tyrrhenisches Meer Urmeer Wattenmeer Weißes Meer Weltmeer
Derived terms
de Meeraal meerartig Meerbeben meerblau Meerblick Meerenge Meeresarm Meeresbeben Meeresbiologie Meeresbläue Meeresblick Meeresboden Meeresbrandung Meeresbucht Meeresbusen Meeresflut Meeresforschung Meeresfrucht Meeresgeologie Meereskunde Meeresküste Meereslebewesen Meeresluft Meeresniveau Meeresoberfläche Meeresorganismus Meeresrauschen Meeressäugetier Meeressediment Meeresspiegel Meeresstraße Meerestier Meeresungeheuer Meeresvogel Meereswasser meergrün Meerjungfrau Meerkatze Meerrettich Meersalz Meerschaum Meerschwein Meerschweinchen Meerwasser
Further reading
de Bodies of water
Hunsrik
Alternative forms
hrx meer Wiesemann
Etymology
hrx :inh gmh:mer<id:sea> + sea108 2
Pronunciation
+<hmp:meer><hyph:Me.er>
Noun
n Meere
sea
Derived terms
hrx Meerschweinche
References
hrx Bodies of water