"merus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: meri [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μηρός (mērós, “thigh”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|μηρός||thigh}} Ancient Greek μηρός (mērós, “thigh”) Head templates: {{en-noun|meri}} merus (plural meri)
  1. (rare, obsolete) The thigh. Tags: obsolete, rare Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-merus-en-noun-MDFqrD9G Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 41 44 15
  2. (zoology) The meropodite; the first segment of the raptorial appendage of a crustacean. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-merus-en-noun-yCd7~DCQ Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 41 44 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 60 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 61 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 61 37 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  3. (architecture) The plane surface between the channels of a triglyph. Categories (topical): Architecture Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-merus-en-noun-Z4-HLs8z Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 41 44 15 Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: meral

Adjective [Latin]

IPA: /ˈme.rus/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈmɛrʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈme.rus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈmɛːrus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Traditionally derived from a Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to sparkle, glimmer, gleam”), and compared with Ancient Greek μαρμαίρω (marmaírō, “to flash, sparkle”), Sanskrit मरीचि (marīci, “beam, ray”), Old Irish emer, and Proto-Germanic *mērijaz (“famous”). However, de Vaan expresses skepticism at the semantic shift from "shine" > "pure", and prefers Puhvel's derivation from Proto-Indo-European *merH-o-s, from a Proto-Indo-European *merH- (“to remain, be distilled and pure”), whence Hittite [script needed] (marri, “just so, gratuitously”). Old English āmerian (“to purify”) is a borrowing from the Latin, according to Kroonen. Etymology templates: {{der|la|ine-pro|*mer-|t=to sparkle, glimmer, gleam}} Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to sparkle, glimmer, gleam”), {{cog|grc|μαρμαίρω|t=to flash, sparkle}} Ancient Greek μαρμαίρω (marmaírō, “to flash, sparkle”), {{cog|sa|मरीचि|t=beam, ray}} Sanskrit मरीचि (marīci, “beam, ray”), {{cog|sga|emer}} Old Irish emer, {{cog|gem-pro|*mērijaz|t=famous}} Proto-Germanic *mērijaz (“famous”), {{der|la|ine-pro||*merH-o-s}} Proto-Indo-European *merH-o-s, {{der|la|ine-pro||*merH-|t=to remain, be distilled and pure}} Proto-Indo-European *merH- (“to remain, be distilled and pure”), {{cog|hit|t=just so, gratuitously|tr=marri}} Hittite [script needed] (marri, “just so, gratuitously”), {{cog|ang|āmerian|t=to purify}} Old English āmerian (“to purify”) Head templates: {{la-adj|merus}} merus (feminine mera, neuter merum); first/second-declension adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|merus}} Forms: mera [feminine], merum [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], merus [masculine, nominative, singular], mera [feminine, nominative, singular], merum [neuter, nominative, singular], merī [masculine, nominative, singular], merae [feminine, nominative, plural], mera [neuter, nominative, plural], merī [genitive, masculine, singular], merae [feminine, genitive, singular], merī [genitive, neuter, singular], merōrum [genitive, masculine, singular], merārum [feminine, genitive, plural], merōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], merō [dative, masculine, singular], merae [dative, feminine, singular], merō [dative, neuter, singular], merīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter], merum [accusative, masculine, singular], meram [accusative, feminine, singular], merum [accusative, neuter, singular], merōs [accusative, masculine, singular], merās [accusative, feminine, plural], mera [accusative, neuter, plural], merō [ablative, masculine, singular], merā [ablative, feminine, singular], merō [ablative, neuter, singular], merīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter], mere [masculine, singular, vocative], mera [feminine, singular, vocative], merum [neuter, singular, vocative], merī [masculine, singular, vocative], merae [feminine, plural, vocative], mera [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. sheer, undiluted, pure (especially of wine) Wikipedia link: Brill Publishers Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2 Derived forms: merum imperium, merācus
    Sense id: en-merus-la-adj-KL0w7ZxU Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɛːrus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "merus"
}
{
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English nouns with irregular plurals",
    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:Animal body parts"
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      "word": "meral"
    }
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        "4": "",
        "5": "thigh"
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      "expansion": "Ancient Greek μηρός (mērós, “thigh”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek μηρός (mērós, “thigh”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "meri",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with rare senses"
      ],
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        "The thigh."
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        [
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        ]
      ],
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        "(rare, obsolete) The thigh."
      ],
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        "obsolete",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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      ],
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        "The meropodite; the first segment of the raptorial appendage of a crustacean."
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          "zoology",
          "zoology"
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          "meropodite",
          "meropodite"
        ],
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          "segment",
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        [
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          "raptorial"
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          "appendage",
          "appendage"
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        [
          "crustacean",
          "crustacean"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(zoology) The meropodite; the first segment of the raptorial appendage of a crustacean."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Architecture"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The plane surface between the channels of a triglyph."
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        [
          "architecture",
          "architecture"
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          "plane",
          "plane"
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        "(architecture) The plane surface between the channels of a triglyph."
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      "topics": [
        "architecture"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "merus"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "merum imperium"
    },
    {
      "word": "merācus"
    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "mer"
          },
          "expansion": "Catalan: mer",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Catalan: mer"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "mier"
          },
          "expansion": "Old French: mier",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old French: mier"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "mere",
            "3": "mer",
            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle English: mere, mer"
    },
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          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "English: mere",
          "name": "desc"
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    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "mero"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: mero",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: mero"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "mero"
          },
          "expansion": "Portuguese: mero",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Portuguese: mero"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "mero"
          },
          "expansion": "Spanish: mero",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Spanish: mero"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "t": "beam, ray"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "emer"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*mērijaz",
        "t": "famous"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *mērijaz (“famous”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*merH-o-s"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*merH-",
        "t": "to remain, be distilled and pure"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "tr": "marri"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "āmerian",
        "t": "to purify"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English āmerian (“to purify”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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    {
      "form": "mera",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merum",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "la-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "merus",
      "source": "declension",
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        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "merī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meram",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "merus"
      },
      "expansion": "merus (feminine mera, neuter merum); first/second-declension adjective",
      "name": "la-adj"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "merus"
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      "name": "la-adecl"
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin adjectives",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin first and second declension adjectives",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for native script for Hittite terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sheer, undiluted, pure (especially of wine)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sheer",
          "sheer"
        ],
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          "pure",
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        [
          "wine",
          "wine#English"
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        "adjective",
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.rus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɛrʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.rus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɛːrus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "merus"
}

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