Meers

See also: meers

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Mers in 1803-1820. Derived from meers (“land next to water, swampland, pasture”).

See also Limburgish Maes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meːrs/
• Hyphenation: Meers
• Rhymes: -eːrs

Proper noun

Meers n

1. A village in Stein, Limburg, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Meersenaar
• Meersens
• Kleine Meers

References

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

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meːɐ̯s/

• Audio:

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Noun

Meers

1. genitive singular of Meer