mera

See also: Mera, měra, and mera·

English

Noun

mera (plural meras)

1. The seventh month of Meitei traditional lunar calendar.

Anagrams

• Amer., rame, mear, Ream, amer., Arem, Erma, arme, Maré, Maer, mare, ream

'Are'are

Noun

mera

1. child

Synonyms

• wera

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈme.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈme.ɾa]

Adjective

mera

1. feminine singular of mer

Cuiba

Noun

méra

1. water

References

• Fernando E. Larzábal, Richard P. Aschmann, Culturas indígenas, Colombia (1994), page 120: bomuxu casa [/] auri perro [/] Jaco. Buenos días, gracias. [/] axa padre [/] juámeto luna [/] ira tierra [/] mera agua [/] juámeto sol [en] Cuiba.
• Randall Q. Huber, Robert B. Reed, Comparative Vocabulary (1992)

Finnish

Etymology

< Old Swedish mær

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmerɑ/, [ˈme̞rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -erɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): me‧ra

Noun

mera (dialectal)

1. (Western Finnish) Synonym of tamma (“mare”)

Declension

Inflection of mera (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		mera	merat
genitive		meran	merojen
partitive		meraa	meroja
illative		meraan	meroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mera	merat
accusative	nom.	mera	merat
	gen.	meran
genitive		meran	merojen merain rare
partitive		meraa	meroja
inessive		merassa	meroissa
elative		merasta	meroista
illative		meraan	meroihin
adessive		meralla	meroilla
ablative		meralta	meroilta
allative		meralle	meroille
essive		merana	meroina
translative		meraksi	meroiksi
abessive		meratta	meroitta
instructive		—	meroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mera (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative merani merani accusative nom. merani merani gen. merani genitive merani merojeni meraini rare partitive meraani merojani inessive merassani meroissani elative merastani meroistani illative meraani meroihini adessive merallani meroillani ablative meraltani meroiltani allative meralleni meroilleni essive meranani meroinani translative merakseni meroikseni abessive merattani meroittani instructive — — comitative — meroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative merasi merasi accusative nom. merasi merasi gen. merasi genitive merasi merojesi meraisi rare partitive meraasi merojasi inessive merassasi meroissasi elative merastasi meroistasi illative meraasi meroihisi adessive merallasi meroillasi ablative meraltasi meroiltasi allative merallesi meroillesi essive meranasi meroinasi translative meraksesi meroiksesi abessive merattasi meroittasi instructive — — comitative — meroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative meramme meramme accusative nom. meramme meramme gen. meramme genitive meramme merojemme meraimme rare partitive meraamme merojamme inessive merassamme meroissamme elative merastamme meroistamme illative meraamme meroihimme adessive merallamme meroillamme ablative meraltamme meroiltamme allative merallemme meroillemme essive meranamme meroinamme translative meraksemme meroiksemme abessive merattamme meroittamme instructive — — comitative — meroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative meranne meranne accusative nom. meranne meranne gen. meranne genitive meranne merojenne merainne rare partitive meraanne merojanne inessive merassanne meroissanne elative merastanne meroistanne illative meraanne meroihinne adessive merallanne meroillanne ablative meraltanne meroiltanne allative merallenne meroillenne essive merananne meroinanne translative meraksenne meroiksenne abessive merattanne meroittanne instructive — — comitative — meroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative meransa meransa accusative nom. meransa meransa gen. meransa genitive meransa merojensa merainsa rare partitive meraansa merojaan merojansa inessive merassaan merassansa meroissaan meroissansa elative merastaan merastansa meroistaan meroistansa illative meraansa meroihinsa adessive merallaan merallansa meroillaan meroillansa ablative meraltaan meraltansa meroiltaan meroiltansa allative meralleen merallensa meroilleen meroillensa essive meranaan meranansa meroinaan meroinansa translative merakseen meraksensa meroikseen meroiksensa abessive merattaan merattansa meroittaan meroittansa instructive — — comitative — meroineen meroinensa

Derived terms

• Meronen

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from a substrate language. Compare also the hydronym Mera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɾa̝/

Noun

mera f (plural meras)

1. drizzle

   Synonyms: orballo, poalla

2. freezing drizzle
3. thick mist

   Synonym: brétema

4. damage it can cause in crops and fruits

Derived terms

• merexar

Noun

mera f (plural meras)

1. lot, allotment, share of a plot

   Synonyms: partilla, sorte

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mera”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mera”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mera”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Guahibo

Noun

mera

1. water

References

• ASJP (as mera)
• Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 149 (as méra)

Italian

Adjective

mera

1. feminine singular of mero

Anagrams

• arme, erma, mare, rame, rema

Latin

Adjective

mera

1. inflection of merus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural

Adjective

merā

1. ablative feminine singular of merus

References

• mera in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Maltese

Root
w-r-j
10 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مِرْآة (mirʔāh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.ra/
• Homophone: mergħa (except archaically)
• Rhymes: -ɛra

Noun

mera f (plural mirja)

1. mirror
2. model, example

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈme.rɑ/

Noun

mera

1. genitive plural of mere

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: me‧ra
• Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ

Adjective

mera

1. feminine singular of mero

Russenorsk

Alternative forms

• mere

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Norse meiri through Norwegian Nynorsk meire, Danish mere or Swedish mera.

Adjective

mera

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Adverb

mera

1. very

   Synonym: grot

Adjective

mera

1. more

Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-mera (infinitive kumera, perfective -meze)

1. be in a certain state, feel a certain way

   Ameze ate?

   How is she doing?

2. (of a plant) sprout

Sassarese

Alternative forms

• mela (Castelsardo, Sedini)^[1]

Etymology

From Late Latin mēla, from mēlum, from Latin mālum, borrowed from Doric Greek μᾶλον (mâlon, “apple”); compare Attic μῆλον (mêlon).

Pronunciation

• (Turritan) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛra/^[1]

Noun

mera f (plural meri)

1. apple (fruit)

References

1. Mauro Maxia (2012) Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Sassarese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

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mera

Wikipedia ^sh

Alternative forms

• mjȅra (Ijekavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mêra/
• Hyphenation: me‧ra

Noun

mȅra f (Cyrillic spelling ме̏ра)

1. measure
2. dimension, size
3. rate
4. degree
5. extent
6. unit

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	mȅra	mere
genitive	mere	mȇrā
dative	meri	merama
accusative	meru	mere
vocative	mero	mere
locative	meri	merama
instrumental	merom	merama

Declension of mera

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeɾa/ [ˈme.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: me‧ra

Adjective

mera

1. feminine singular of mero

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse meiri, from Proto-Germanic *maizô.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

mera

1. more; comparative degree of mycket

Adverb

mera

1. more, anymore

See also

• mycket
• mer
• mest

Anagrams

• amer., arme

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مرعی (merʾa, “a pasture, pasturage”) or مرعا,^[1][2] from Arabic مَرْعَى (marʕā, “grassland, pasture”), from رَعَى (raʕā, “to graze, to tend, to take care of, to guard”).^[3]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈme.ɾa/
• Hyphenation: me‧ra

Noun

mera (definite accusative merayı, plural meralar)

1. pasture, grassland

   Synonym: otlak

Declension

Declension of mera

singular plural nominative mera meralar definite accusative merayı meraları dative meraya meralara locative merada meralarda ablative meradan meralardan genitive meranın meraların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular meram meralarım 2nd singular meran meraların 3rd singular merası meraları 1st plural meramız meralarımız 2nd plural meranız meralarınız 3rd plural meraları meraları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular meramı meralarımı 2nd singular meranı meralarını 3rd singular merasını meralarını 1st plural meramızı meralarımızı 2nd plural meranızı meralarınızı 3rd plural meralarını meralarını dative singular plural 1st singular merama meralarıma 2nd singular merana meralarına 3rd singular merasına meralarına 1st plural meramıza meralarımıza 2nd plural meranıza meralarınıza 3rd plural meralarına meralarına locative singular plural 1st singular meramda meralarımda 2nd singular meranda meralarında 3rd singular merasında meralarında 1st plural meramızda meralarımızda 2nd plural meranızda meralarınızda 3rd plural meralarında meralarında ablative singular plural 1st singular meramdan meralarımdan 2nd singular merandan meralarından 3rd singular merasından meralarından 1st plural meramızdan meralarımızdan 2nd plural meranızdan meralarınızdan 3rd plural meralarından meralarından genitive singular plural 1st singular meramın meralarımın 2nd singular meranın meralarının 3rd singular merasının meralarının 1st plural meramızın meralarımızın 2nd plural meranızın meralarınızın 3rd plural meralarının meralarının

Derived terms

• besi merası
• dağ merası
• mera bitkileri
• mutlak mera

Related terms

• meri
• raiyet
• reaya
• riayet

References

1. Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مرعی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1812
2. Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مرعی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1150
3. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mera”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

• “mera”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “mera²”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3145