"mer" meaning in Middle High German

See mer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmer/ (note: before 13ᵗʰ CE)
Etymology: Inherited from Old High German meri. Etymology templates: {{etymon|gmh|:inh|goh:meri<id:sea>|id=sea|text=+}} Inherited from Old High German meri. Head templates: {{gmh-noun|n}} mer n Inflection templates: {{gmh-ndecl|n}} Forms: strong [table-tags], ein [indefinite, nominative, singular], daȥ [definite, nominative, singular], mer [nominative, noun, singular], diu [definite, nominative, plural], mer [nominative, noun, plural], eines [genitive, indefinite, singular], dës [definite, genitive, singular], mers [genitive, noun, singular], meres [genitive, noun, singular], dër [definite, genitive, plural], mer [genitive, noun, plural], mere [genitive, noun, plural], eime [dative, indefinite, singular], dëm [dative, definite, singular], mer [dative, noun, singular], mere [dative, noun, singular], dën [dative, definite, plural], mern [dative, noun, plural], meren [dative, noun, plural], ein [accusative, indefinite, singular], daȥ [accusative, definite, singular], mer [accusative, noun, singular], diu [accusative, definite, plural], mer [accusative, noun, plural]
  1. sea Tags: neuter
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "Meer"
    },
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "word": "Meer"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "lang_code": "yi",
      "roman": "mer",
      "word": "מער"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "goh:meri<id:sea>",
        "id": "sea",
        "text": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old High German meri.",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old High German meri.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gmh-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daȥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "diu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eines",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dës",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eime",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dëm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daȥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "diu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "mer n",
      "name": "gmh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "name": "gmh-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle High German",
  "lang_code": "gmh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle High German entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle High German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle High German strong neuter nouns with null plural",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 30 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "gmh",
          "name": "Bodies of water",
          "orig": "gmh:Bodies of water",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sea"
      ],
      "id": "en-mer-gmh-noun-SmnxnIwm",
      "links": [
        [
          "sea",
          "sea"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmer/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mer"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "Meer"
    },
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "word": "Meer"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "lang_code": "yi",
      "roman": "mer",
      "word": "מער"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "goh:meri<id:sea>",
        "id": "sea",
        "text": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old High German meri.",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old High German meri.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gmh-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daȥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "diu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eines",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dës",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eime",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dëm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daȥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "diu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "mer n",
      "name": "gmh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "name": "gmh-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle High German",
  "lang_code": "gmh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle High German entries with etymology texts",
        "Middle High German entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle High German lemmas",
        "Middle High German neuter nouns",
        "Middle High German nouns",
        "Middle High German strong neuter nouns with null plural",
        "Middle High German terms derived from Old High German",
        "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Middle High German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mer- (sea)",
        "Middle High German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Middle High German terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 30 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "gmh:Bodies of water"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sea"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sea",
          "sea"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmer/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mer"
}

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