mear

See also: méar

English

Pronunciation

Noun

mear (plural mears)

  1. Alternative form of mere ("boundary").
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Edmund Spenser to this entry?)

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch maar.

Conjunction

mear

  1. but

Irish

Etymology

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
  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
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 mheartá mhearadh sé, sí mhearaimis; mhearadh muid mhearadh sibh mhearaidís; mhearadh siad a mhearadh /
ar mhearadh*		 mheartaí
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 /
ar mhearfadh*		 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.

Further reading
  • "mear" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • 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, present active infinitive of mediō, from Latin medius. Compare mediar (a borrowed doublet).

Verb

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

  1. to halve (divide into two)

Conjugation
  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb mear
Notes:[edit]
  • This is a regular verb of the -ar group.
  • The last letter e is changed to ei when stressed.
  • Verbs with this conjugation include: frear, nomear, semear.
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 meamos
meámos		 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) - meies meie meemos meeis meiem

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mēiō, mēiere, reinterpreted in Vulgar Latin as a first-conjugation verb (*mēiāre). Compare Portuguese mijar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /meˈaɾ/

Verb

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

  1. to piss
  2. (reflexive) to piss oneself

Conjugation
        Conjugation of mear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    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
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
    • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
          Selected combined forms of mearedit data

      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 imperative mea
      dative méame méate méale méanos not used méales
      accusative méame méate méalo, méala méanos not used méalos, méalas
      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

      Synonyms
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