miere

See also: Miere

Afrikaans

Noun

miere

1. plural of mier

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *miuri, from Proto-Germanic *miurijǭ.

Noun

miere f

1. ant

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: mier
  • Afrikaans: mier
  • → Ambonese Malay: mir
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: mira
  • → Kupang Malay: mir
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: mira
  • → Sranan Tongo: mira
  • → West Frisian: mier

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Determiner

miere

1. inflection of mijn:
   1. feminine genitive/dative singular
   2. genitive plural

Further reading

• “miere (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “miere (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

Old English

Alternative forms

• mȳre, mīre

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *marhijā, from Proto-Germanic *marhijō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi͜yː.re/

Noun

mīere f

1. mare, female horse

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	mīere	mīeran
accusative	mīeran	mīeran
genitive	mīeran	mīerena
dative	mīeran	mīerum

Related terms

• mearh

Descendants

• Middle English: mere, mare
  • English: mare
  • Scots: meir, mere, mear

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n. Compare Aromanian njari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmje.re/

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Noun

miere f (uncountable)

1. honey

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	miere	mierea
genitive-dative	mieri	mierii
vocative	miere, miereo

Derived terms

• mieros
• mieriu

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmi̯ere]

Noun

miere

1. dative/locative singular of miera