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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
mer- en · X · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɜː/ (UK)
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- /ˈmɝ/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English mere-, from Old English mere-, from Proto-Germanic *mari-, from Proto-Germanic *mari (“sea”). More at mere.
Meanings
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(morpheme) sea; marine; applied to beings that are fully or partly sea-creatures.
mercow, mermaid, merman, merswine, mersnake
mer- en · X · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɜː/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˈmɝ/ (US)
Etymology
Extracted from merman, mermaid.
Meanings
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(morpheme) Of, pertaining to, or associated with the realm of mermaids and mermen.
merlady, merfolk, merwife, mermonster
mer- en · X · etymology 3
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɜː/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˈmɝ/ (US)
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative, morpheme) Alternative form of mero- (“part, partial”) used before a vowel