mear

See also: méar

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɪə(ɹ)/
(General American) IPA^(key): /mɪ(ɹ)/
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

mear (plural mears)

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

Anagrams

Amer., Arem, Erma, Maré, Ream, amer., mare, rame, ream

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch maar.

Conjunction

mear

but

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mʲaɾˠ/

Adjective

mear (genitive singular masculine mir, genitive singular feminine mire, plural meara, comparative mire)

Declension

Declension of mear

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	mear	mhear	meara; mheara²
Vocative	mhir	mhear	meara
Genitive	mhir	mire	meara	mear
Dative	mear; mhear¹	mhear; mhir (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.

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.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin mediō, from Latin medius.

Verb

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

to halve (divide into two)

Conjugation

Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb mear

	Singular			Plural
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.
	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

Related terms

meado
meio

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin meiō, reinterpreted in Vulgar Latin as a first-conjugation verb. Compare Portuguese mijar.

Verb

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

to piss
(reflexive) to piss oneself

Conjugation

Conjugation of mear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

		singular			plural
infinitive			mear
gerund			meando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		meado		meada
		plural		meados		meadas
		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	meas^tú meás^{^vos}	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	mees^{^tú} meés^{^vos²}	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		mea^{^tú} meá^{^vos}	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 mear^{edit 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

orinar

Related terms

meadero
meado
meón

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian māra, from Proto-Germanic *maizô (“more”), from Proto-Indo-European *mē- (“many”). Cognate with Dutch meer, Low German and German mehr, English more, Danish mere.

Adjective

mear

more

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