Neuter
Meaning
- (neuter, strong) sea
- (archaic, neuter, strong) lake
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/meːɐ̯/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German mere, mer, from Old High German meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari. Doublet of Maar and Mare. Cognates Cognate with Dutch meer (“lake”), Low German Meer (“sea”), English mere (“sea, lake”). Via Indo-European is cognate with Latin mare.
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Start learning German with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "Meer" and many other words and sentences in German.