meur

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin murus.

Noun

meur m (plural meurs)

  1. wall

Breton

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /møʁ/

Adjective

meur

  1. great

Cornish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mœːr], [meːɹ], [miːɹ]

Adjective

meur

  1. great

Mutation
  Mutation of meur  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed after 'th
meur veur unchanged unchanged feur veur

Dutch

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

Etymology 1

From meuren.

Noun

meur m (plural meuren, diminutive meurtje n)

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

meur

  1. first-person singular present indicative of meuren
  2. imperative of meuren

Irish

Noun

meur f (genitive singular méire, nominative plural meura)

  1. Obsolete spelling of méar (“finger”)

Mutation
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

Adjective

meur

  1. Alternative form of mure

Old French

Alternative forms
  • meür

Etymology

Latin mātūrus.

Adjective

meur m (oblique and nominative feminine singular meure)

  1. mature

Declension
Declension of meur
Number Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Subject meurs meure meur
Oblique meur meure meur
Plural Subject meur meures meur
Oblique meurs meures meur

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Noun

meur f (genitive singular meòir, plural meuran)

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

Derived terms

See also

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

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

Walloon

Etymology

From Latin mūrus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /møːʀ/

Noun

meur m (plural meurs)

  1. wall

West Flemish

Etymology

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

Noun

meur m (plural meurn or meurs)

  1. wall

Alternative forms
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