# mera
## English
### Noun

mera (plural meras)
* 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
* child

#### Synonyms

* wera

### References

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

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈme.ɾə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈme.ɾa]

### Adjective

mera
* feminine singular of mer

## Cuiba
### Noun

méra
* 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: /ˈmerɑ/, [ˈme̞rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -erɑ
* Hyphenation: me‧ra

### Noun

mera (dialectal)
* (Western Finnish) Synonym of tamma (“mare”)

#### Declension

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: /ˈmɛɾa̝/

### Noun

mera f (plural meras)
* drizzle
    Synonyms: orballo, poalla
* freezing drizzle
* thick mist
    Synonym: brétema
* damage it can cause in crops and fruits

#### Derived terms

* merexar

### Noun

mera f (plural meras)
* 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
* 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
* feminine singular of mero

### Anagrams

* arme, erma, mare, rame, rema

## Latin
### Adjective

mera
* inflection of merus:
** nominative/vocative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural

### Adjective

merā
* 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
### Etymology

From Arabic مِرْآة (mirʔāh).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɛ.ra/
* Homophone: mergħa (except archaically)
* Rhymes: -ɛra

### Noun

mera f (plural mirja)
* mirror
* model, example

## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈme.rɑ/

### Noun

mera
* genitive plural of mere

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɛ.ɾɐ/
* Hyphenation: me‧ra
* Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ

### Adjective

mera
* 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
* very
    Synonym: grot

### Adjective

mera
* more

## Rwanda-Rundi
### Verb

-mera (infinitive kumera, perfective -meze)
* be in a certain state, feel a certain way
    Ameze ate?How is she doing?
* (of a plant) sprout

## Sassarese
### Alternative forms

* mela (Castelsardo, Sedini)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Turritan) IPA: /ˈmɛra/

### Noun

mera f (plural meri)
* apple (fruit)

### References

* 1 2 Mauro Maxia (2012) Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Sassarese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Alternative forms

* mjȅra (Ijekavian)

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mêra/
* Hyphenation: me‧ra

### Noun

mȅra f (Cyrillic spelling ме̏ра)
* measure
* dimension, size
* rate
* degree
* extent
* unit

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmeɾa/ [ˈme.ɾa]
* Rhymes: -eɾa
* Syllabification: me‧ra

### Adjective

mera
* feminine singular of mero

### Verb

mera
* inflection of merer:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Swedish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

mera
* more; comparative degree of mycket

### Adverb

mera
* more, anymore

#### See also

* mycket
* mer
* mest

### Anagrams

* amer., arme

## Turkish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈme.ɾa/
* Hyphenation: me‧ra

### Noun

mera (definite accusative merayı, plural meralar)
* pasture, grassland
    Synonym: otlak

#### Declension

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

* ↑ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مرعی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1812
* ↑ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مرعی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1150
* ↑ 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