meur

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Bourguignon

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Etymology

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From Latin murus.

Noun

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meur m (plural meurs)

  1. wall

Breton

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *mọr, from Proto-Celtic *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁ros, from *meh₁-.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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meur

  1. great

Cornish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *mọr, from Proto-Celtic *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁ros, from *meh₁-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mœːr], [meːɹ], [miːɹ]

Adjective

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meur

  1. great

Mutation

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /møːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: meur
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Etymology 1

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From meuren.

Noun

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meur m (plural meuren, diminutive meurtje n)

  1. (colloquial) stench, foul smell
    Synonym: stank
    Hypernym: geur

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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meur

  1. inflection of meuren:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Irish

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Noun

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meur f (genitive singular méire, nominative plural meura)

  1. Obsolete spelling of méar (finger).

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
meur mheur not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle English

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Adjective

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meur

  1. Alternative form of mure

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Latin mātūrus.

Adjective

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meur m (oblique and nominative feminine singular meure)

  1. mature

Declension

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Descendants

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  • French: mûr
  • Middle English: mure, meur, mewre, moyre

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish mér, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.

Noun

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meur f (genitive singular meòir, plural meuran)

  1. finger
    Synonym: corrag
  2. key (on a keyboard, a typewriter, etc.)
  3. branch

Derived terms

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See also

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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
meur mheur
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “meur”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

Walloon

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Etymology

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From Latin mūrus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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meur m (plural meurs)

  1. wall

West Flemish

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch muur, from Old Dutch mūra, from Latin mūrus.

Noun

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meur m (plural meurn or meurs)

  1. wall

Alternative forms

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