-meer

See also: meer and Meer

Dutch

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-meer

1. -mer, -mere

Dutch terms suffixed with -meer

isomeer

polymeer

Greenlandic

Etymology

Derived from the ablative-case ending.

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-miir/, [-mɜːʁ]

Suffix

-meer (n-v^?, additive^?)

1. comes from [noun], hails from [noun]
   • 1998 May 7, “Tasiilami efterskoleqalernissaa Jakob Sivertsen-ip sulissutigaa”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:

     Inatsisartunut ilaasortaq Jakob Sivertsen Atassummeersoq ilungersornertuujuvoq.

     MP Jakob Sivertsen, of Atassut, is diligent.

   • 1982 August 4, “Qalasersuaq kujalleq Ammassalimmut nuunneqarallartoq”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:

     Inuit BBC-meersut marloriarlutik Ammassalimmiissimapuut.siullermik^[sic] martsimi, tassa taamani ukiup sikuani aalaakkammi filmiisoqarsimavoq.

     The BBC crew has visited Ammassalik twice. The first time was in March, when they filmed on the solid winter sea ice.

     (literally, “The people from BBC […] ”)