Mouer

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

Noun

Mouer f

  1. (Moselle Franconian) wall

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈməʊ̯ɐ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊɐ

Etymology 1

From Old High German muor, from Proto-Germanic *mōraz. Cognate with German Moor, Dutch moer, English moor.

Noun

Mouer n (plural Moueren)

  1. moor
  2. swamp, marsh

Etymology 2

From French More, Maure, from Latin Maurus.

Noun

Mouer m (plural Moueren)

  1. Moor, blackamoor, negro

Saterland Frisian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmoːu̯ər/
  • Hyphenation: Mou‧er
  • Rhymes: -oːu̯ər

Noun

Mouer f (plural Mouere)

  1. Strukelje form of Múur

References
  • Horst Haider Munske, editor (2001), “Das Saterfriesische”, in Handbuch des Friesischen [Handbook of Frisian studies], Tübingen: Max Niemeyer Verlag, →ISBN, page 419
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