mear

See also: méar

English

Pronunciation

Noun

mear (plural mears)

  1. Alternative form of mere ("boundary").

See also

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “mear”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch maar.

Conjunction

mear

  1. but

Irish

Etymology

Possibly related to English merry and its Germanic cognates.[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
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive 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. (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of mearaigh (“derange, distract; bewilder, confuse; excite, infuriate; bother, trouble; become distracted, bewildered; become infuriated”)

Conjugation
conjugation of mear (first conjugation – A)
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*; a mearas*		 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*; a mearfas*		 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
verbal noun mearadh
past participle meartha

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

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
mear mhear not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “mear”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mear”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “mear” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “mear” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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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