Neuter
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Meer

Sentences
Meaning

  1. (neuter, strong) sea
  2. (archaic, neuter, strong) lake

Synonyms

Frequency

B1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

meer

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

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.

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