English Explanatory Dictionary

mer-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. sea; marine; applied to beings that are fully or partly sea-creatures.
prefix
  1. Of, pertaining to, or associated with the realm of mermaids and mermen.
prefix
  1. Alternative form of mero- (“part, partial”) used before a vowel

Pronunciation

/ˈmɜː/ /ˈmɝ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-mer-.wav

Word forms

mer-

Etymology

From Middle English mere-, from Old English mere-, from Proto-Germanic *mari-, from Proto-Germanic *mari (“sea”). More at mere.

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