Mheer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Old Dutch de mere (“lake, pond, cut-off bend of a river”) around 1170–1180. Doublet of Meer. See also Limburgish Maer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meːr/, [mɪːr]

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• Hyphenation: Mheer
• Rhymes: -eːr
• Homophones: meer, Meer

Proper noun

Mheer n

1. a village and former municipality of Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN