mier
See also: Mier
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch mier, from Middle Dutch miere, from Old Dutch *miuri, from Proto-Germanic *miurijǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mir/
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch miere, from Old Dutch *miuri, from Proto-Germanic *miurijǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mir/, [miːr], [miɻ]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: mier
- Rhymes: -ir
Noun
mier f (plural mieren, diminutive miertje n)
- (zoology) ant
- Synonym: emt
- (figuratively) insignificant individual
Derived terms
- bosmier
- legermier
- mierenboerderij
- mierenbroodje
- mierenhoop
- mierennest
- mierenneuker
- mierenzuur
- mierzoet
- trosmier
- vuurmier
- wegmier
- weidemier
Descendants
Old Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mirъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *meiˀrás, from Proto-Indo-European *mey(H)-ro-.
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mi̯er]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *mirъ (“peace; world”).
Declension
Antonyms
- vojna f
Derived terms
- mierový
See also
- pokoj m
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
West Frisian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Further reading
- “mier (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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