mear

See also: méar

English

Pronunciation

Noun

mear (plural mears)

  1. Alternative form of mere (“boundary”).

See also

References

Anagrams

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch maar.

Conjunction

mear

  1. but

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish mer, from Proto-Celtic *meros (“crazy”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Middle Welsh meredig.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʲaɾˠ/

Adjective

mear (genitive singular masculine mear, genitive singular feminine mire, plural meara, comparative mire)

  1. quick, fast, nimble, lively, spirited
  2. precipitate, hasty, rash; quick-tempered, fiery
    Synonym: tobann
  3. (literary)
    1. mad, crazy
    2. furious, raging, mad angry

Declension

Declension of mear
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative mear mhear meara;
mheara2
vocative mhear meara
genitive mire meara mear
dative mear;
mhear1 		mhear;
mhear (archaic) 		meara;
mheara2
Comparative níos mire
Superlative is mire

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Verb

mear (present analytic mearann, future analytic mearfaidh, verbal noun mearadh, past participle meartha)

  1. (ambitransitive) alternative form of mearaigh (“derange, distract; bewilder, confuse; excite, infuriate; bother, trouble; become distracted, bewildered; become infuriated”)

Conjugation

conjugation of mear (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun mearadh
past participle meartha
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present mearaim mearann tú;
mearair† 		mearann sé, sí mearaimid mearann sibh mearann siad;
mearaid† 		a mhearann; a mhearas /
a mearann* 		meartar
past mhear mé; mhearas mhear tú; mhearais mhear sé, sí mhearamar; mhear muid mhear sibh; mhearabhair mhear siad; mhearadar a mhear /
ar mhear* 		mearadh
past habitual mhearainn / mearainn‡‡ mheartá / meartᇇ mhearadh sé, sí / mearadh sé, s퇇 mhearaimis; mhearadh muid / mearaimis‡‡; mearadh muid‡‡ mhearadh sibh / mearadh sibh‡‡ mhearaidís; mhearadh siad / mearaidís‡‡; mearadh siad‡‡ a mhearadh /
a mearadh* 		mheartaí / mearta퇇
future mearfaidh mé;
mearfad 		mearfaidh tú;
mearfair† 		mearfaidh sé, sí mearfaimid;
mearfaidh muid 		mearfaidh sibh mearfaidh siad;
mearfaid† 		a mhearfaidh; a mhearfas /
a mearfaidh* 		mearfar
conditional mhearfainn / mearfainn‡‡ mhearfá / mearfᇇ mhearfadh sé, sí / mearfadh sé, s퇇 mhearfaimis; mhearfadh muid / mearfaimis‡‡; mearfadh muid‡‡ mhearfadh sibh / mearfadh sibh‡‡ mhearfaidís; mhearfadh siad / mearfaidís‡‡; mearfadh siad‡‡ a mhearfadh /
a mearfadh* 		mhearfaí / mearfa퇇
subjunctive
present go meara mé;
go mearad† 		go meara tú;
go mearair† 		go meara sé, sí go mearaimid;
go meara muid 		go meara sibh go meara siad;
go mearaid† 		— go meartar
past dá mearainn dá meartá dá mearadh sé, sí dá mearaimis;
dá mearadh muid 		dá mearadh sibh dá mearaidís;
dá mearadh siad 		— dá meartaí
imperative
– mearaim mear mearadh sé, sí mearaimis mearaigí;
mearaidh† 		mearaidís — meartar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Mutated forms of mear
radical lenition eclipsis
mear mhear not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*mero-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 267

Further reading

Old English

Noun

mear m

  1. alternative form of mearh

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin mediāre, from Latin medius. Compare mediar (a borrowed doublet).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈa(ʁ)/ [meˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /meˈa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /meˈa(ʁ)/ [meˈa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmja.ɾi/

  • Homophone: miar (Portugal)
  • Hyphenation: me‧ar

Verb

mear (first-person singular present meio, first-person singular preterite meei, past participle meado)

  1. to halve (divide into two)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of mear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal mear
Personal mear meares mear mearmos meardes mearem
Gerund
meando
Past participle
Masculine meado meados
Feminine meada meadas
Indicative
Present meio meias meia meamos meais meiam
Imperfect meava meavas meava meávamos meáveis meavam
Preterite meei measte meou meamos1, meámos2 meastes mearam
Pluperfect meara mearas meara meáramos meáreis mearam
Future mearei mearás meará mearemos meareis mearão
Conditional mearia mearias mearia mearíamos mearíeis meariam
Subjunctive
Present meie meies meie meemos meeis meiem
Imperfect measse measses measse meássemos meásseis meassem
Future mear meares mear mearmos meardes mearem
Imperative
Affirmative meia meie meemos meai meiem
Negative (não) não meies não meie não meemos não meeis não meiem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mēiere, reinterpreted in Vulgar Latin as a first-conjugation verb (*mēiāre). Compare Portuguese mijar and English micturate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈaɾ/ [meˈaɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: me‧ar

Verb

mear (first-person singular present meo, first-person singular preterite meé, past participle meado)

  1. (vulgar) to piss, to pee
    Synonyms: orinar, echar una meada
  2. (vulgar, reflexive) to wet, to urinate accidentally in or on

Conjugation

    Conjugation of mear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive mear
gerund meando
past participle masculine feminine
singular meado meada
plural meados meadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present meo meastú
meásvos 		mea meamos meáis mean
imperfect meaba meabas meaba meábamos meabais meaban
preterite meé measte meó meamos measteis mearon
future mearé mearás meará mearemos mearéis mearán
conditional mearía mearías mearía mearíamos mearíais mearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present mee meestú
meésvos2 		mee meemos meéis meen
imperfect
(ra) 		meara mearas meara meáramos mearais mearan
imperfect
(se) 		mease meases mease meásemos measeis measen
future1 meare meares meare meáremos meareis mearen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative meatú
meávos 		mee meemos mead meen
negative no mees no mee no meemos no meéis no meen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of mear

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive mear dative mearme mearte mearle, mearse mearnos mearos mearles, mearse
accusative mearme mearte mearlo, mearla, mearse mearnos mearos mearlos, mearlas, mearse
with gerund meando dative meándome meándote meándole, meándose meándonos meándoos meándoles, meándose
accusative meándome meándote meándolo, meándola, meándose meándonos meándoos meándolos, meándolas, meándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative mea dative méame méate méale méanos not used méales
accusative méame méate méalo, méala méanos not used méalos, méalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative meá dative meame meate meale meanos not used meales
accusative meame meate mealo, meala meanos not used mealos, mealas
with formal second-person singular imperative mee dative méeme not used méele, méese méenos not used méeles
accusative méeme not used méelo, méela, méese méenos not used méelos, méelas
with first-person plural imperative meemos dative not used meémoste meémosle meémonos meémoos meémosles
accusative not used meémoste meémoslo, meémosla meémonos meémoos meémoslos, meémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative mead dative meadme not used meadle meadnos meaos meadles
accusative meadme not used meadlo, meadla meadnos meaos meadlos, meadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative meen dative méenme not used méenle méennos not used méenles, méense
accusative méenme not used méenlo, méenla méennos not used méenlos, méenlas, méense

Derived terms

Further reading

West Frisian

Etymology 1

Cognate with Dutch meer. Also compare the native form mar (“lake”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪə̯r/

Noun

mear c (plural mearen, diminutive mearke)

  1. lake

Further reading

“mear”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

From Old Frisian māra, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō.

Determiner

mear

  1. comparative degree of folle: more

Adverb

mear

  1. To a greater degree or extent, more
  2. Used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs where -er cannot be used.

Further reading

“mear”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

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