411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Méiw
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
Meiw
Luxembourgish
Etymology
Probably from early modern lb de Möwe Möwe, Mewe, from lb gml mêwe, from lb osx mēu, from lb gmw-pro *maiwī, from lb gem-pro *maiwaz. Alternatively as a dialectal word through lb dum mewe from the same Proto-Germanic source. The bird migrates southwards along the Rhine, Moselle, and Meuse, sometimes reaching Luxembourgish territory. Cognate with nl meeuw, en mew, is mávur.
Pronunciation
lb /mei̯f/ [mɜɪ̯f]
lb ɜɪf 1
Noun
f
gull, seagull
lb Gulls