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Pronunciation[]
- Etymologies 1, 2 and 3
- Etymology 4
Etymology 1[]
Old English mere, from Proto-Germanic *mariz, from Proto-Indo-European *mori. Cognate with Dutch meer, German Meer, Norwegian mar; and (from Indo-European) with Latin mare, Breton [[mor#Template:Br|mor]], Russian [[море#Template:Ru|море]].
Noun[]
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Mere ({{{1}}})
- (obsolete) The sea.
- (dialectal or literary) A pool or lake; a marsh.
Derived terms[]
- mermaid
- merman
- merfolk
Etymology 2[]
Old English mǣre.
Noun[]
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Mere ({{{1}}})
- A boundary; a boundary-marker.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.ix:
- The Troian Brute did first that Citie found, / And Hygate made the meare thereof by West, / And Ouert gate by North: that is the bound / Toward the land; two riuers bound the rest.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.ix:
Etymology 3[]
Template:Xno[[Category:Template:Xno derivations|Mere]] [[meer#Template:Xno|meer]], from Old French mier, from Latin merus.
Adjective[]
Mere (comparative -, superlative merest)
- Just, only; the smallest amount; having no greater importance or extent.
- I saved a mere 10 pounds this week.
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Etymology 4[]
Template:Mi[[Category:Template:Mi derivations|Mere]] [[mere#Template:Mi|mere]] (“‘more’”).
Noun[]
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Mere ({{{1}}})
- A Maori war-club.
Anagrams[]
- eemr, erme
Danish[]
Etymology[]
From Old Norse meiri (“‘more’”).
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /meːrə/, [ˈmeːɐ]
Adjective[]
Mere
Italian[]
Adjective[]
Mere f.
- Feminine plural of mero.
Anagrams[]
- eemr, erme
Old English[]
Etymology[]
From Proto-Germanic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *móri (“‘sea’”). Cognate with Old Saxon meri (Dutch meer), Old High German meri (German Meer), Old Norse marr (Swedish mar). The IE root is also the source of Latin mare, Old Irish muir (Breton mor), Old Church Slavonic море (Russian море), Lithuanian mãre.
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /'mere/
Noun[]
mere m.
- sea, ocean
- lake, body of water
Declension[]
Singular | Plural | |
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nominative | mere | meras |
accusative | mere | meras |
genitive | meres | mera |
dative | mere | merum |
Descendants[]
- English: mere
Romanian[]
Noun[]
mere n. pl.
- Plural form of măr.
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