"meneer" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-meneer.wav Forms: menere [plural]
Etymology: From Dutch meneer, from earlier mijnheer, from Middle Dutch mijnhere. Equivalent to my (“my”) + heer (“lord”). Literally corresponds to "milord". Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|meneer}} Dutch meneer, {{inh|af|dum|mijnhere}} Middle Dutch mijnhere, {{compound|af|my|heer|t1=my|t2=lord}} my (“my”) + heer (“lord”) Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|menere|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} meneer (plural menere), {{af-noun|menere}} meneer (plural menere)
  1. sir, mister; gentleman Synonyms: mnr. Coordinate_terms: mevrou
    Sense id: en-meneer-af-noun-zYTBhAZt Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header

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Download JSON data for meneer meaning in Afrikaans (1.9kB)

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