派生
mer-

Important derivatives are: nightmare,mortar,mordant,morsel,remorse,morbid,murder,mortal,mortuary,mortgage,mortify,postmortem,ambrosia
重要派生词为： nightmare,mortar,mordant,morsel,remorse,morbid,murder,mortal,mortuary,mortgage,mortify,postmortem,ambrosia
To rub away, harm.
擦掉, 伤害.

nightmare , from Old English mare , mære , goblin, incubus, from Germanic *marōn- , goblin.
nightmare , 源自古英语 mare , mære , 恶鬼, 梦魇, 源自日耳曼语 *marōn- , 小妖精.
marasmus ; amaranth , from Greek marainein , to waste away, wither.
marasmus ; amaranth , 源自希腊语 marainein , 荒芜, 枯萎.
Probably suffixed zero-grade form*m—- to- , “ground down.” mortar , from Latin mortārium , mortar.
可能为添加后缀的零级形式*m—- to- , “落下.” mortar , 源自拉丁语 mortārium , 研钵.
Possibly extended root*merd- . mordacious , mordant , mordent , morsel ; premorse , remorse , from Latin mordēre , to bite.
可能为衍生词根*merd- . mordacious , mordant , mordent , morsel ; premorse , remorse , 源自拉丁语 mordēre , 叮咬，刺激.
Possibly suffixed form*mor-bho- . morbid , from Latin morbus , disease (but this is more likely of unknown origin).
可能为添加后缀的形式*mor-bho- . morbid , 源自拉丁语 morbus , 疾病（但这很可能起源不明）.

Possibly the same root, but more likely distinct, is*mer- , “to die,” with derivatives referring to death and to human beings as subject to death.
可能字根相同, 但很可能不同, 即*mer- , “死亡，消逝,” 和表示死亡和作为死亡对象的人类的派生词.

Zero-grade form*m—- .
零级形式*m—- .
suffixed form*m—-tro- . murder , from Old English morthor , murder, from Germanic suffixed form *mur-thra- ;
添加后缀的形式*m—-tro- . murder , 源自古英语 morthor , 谋杀, 源自日耳曼语添加后缀的形式 *mur-thra- ;
suffixed form*m—-ti- . mort ¹ , mortal ; amortize , mortify , postmortem , from Latin mors (stem mort- ), death;
添加后缀的形式*m—-ti- . mort ¹ , mortal ; amortize , mortify , postmortem , 源自拉丁语 mors （字干 mort- ), 死亡;
suffixed form*m—-yo- . moribund , mortuary , murrain , mortgage , ( mortmain ), from Latin morī , to die, with irregular past participle mortuus (N *m—-two- ), replacing older *m—-to- (for which see d );
添加后缀的形式*m—-yo- . moribund , mortuary , murrain , mortgage , ( mortmain ), 源自拉丁语 morī , 死, 和不规则的过去分词 mortuus (N *m—-two- ), 取代年长的 *m—-to- （对此可参见 d );
prefixed and suffixed form*ö-m—-to- , “undying, immortal.” ( *ö- , negative prefix; see ne ).
添加前缀和后缀的形式*ö-m—-to- , “不死的, 永远的.” ( *ö- , 否定前缀; 参见 ne).
immortal , from Latin immortālis ;
immortal , 源自拉丁语 immortālis ;
ambrosia , from Greek ambrotos , immortal, divine ( a- ÿ -mbrotos , brotos , mortal);
ambrosia , 源自希腊语 ambrotos , 神的, 神圣的 ( a- ÿ -mbrotos , brotos , 凡人）;
amrita , from Sanskrit amṛtam , immortality ( a- ÿ mṛta- , dead).
amrita , 源自梵语 amṛtam , 不朽( a- ÿ mṛta- , 死的）.
Suffixed o-grade form*mor-t-yo- . manticore , from Greek mantikhōras (corrupted from martiokhōras ), manticore, probably from Iranian compound *martiya-khvāra- , “man-eater” ( *khvāra- , eating; see swel- ), from Old Persian martiya- , a mortal man.
添加后缀的O级形式*mor-t-yo- . manticore , 源自希腊语 mantikhōras （讹用于 martiokhōras ), 预言的, 可能源自伊朗语复合词 *martiya-khvāra- , “吃人者” ( *khvāra- , 吃; 参见 swel-), 源自古波斯语 martiya- , 凡人.

语源

Pokorny 4.mer- , 5. mer- 735.
波科尔尼4.mer- , 5. mer- 735.

mer-
pref.（前缀）

Variant of mero-
mero-的变体

mer-used in various combinations (chiefly nonce-wds.) formed after mermaid, denoting imaginary beings of the mermaid kind, as mer-baby, mer-child, mer-dog, mer-folk, mer-lady, mer-monster, mer-people, mer-wife. Cf. merman, merwoman.1894J. Geddie Fringes of Fife 150 The radiant young rogue,..fearless as a *Mer-Baby, grins at us..from his rocking craft.1881Proc. Soc. Antiquaries 19 May, Seal... Subject, a mermaid holding her *merchild to her breast.1895‘Q.’ Wandering Heath 97 Change, O change him [sc. a drowned dog] to a *mer-dog!1863Baring-Gould Iceland xx. 349 With regard to the appearance of the *merfolk in other countries, I may state [etc.].1822Hibbert Descr. Shetl. Isl. 570 The *merlady, perceiving that she must become an inhabitant of the earth, found [etc.].1620Hic Mulier A 4 b, These Meare-maids or rather *Meare-Monsters.1882Spectator 16 Dec. 1618 The idea of the ‘child of earth..’ carried away to consort with *Mer-people is as old as Hylas.1822Hibbert Descr. Shetl. Isl. 570 The Shetlander's love for his *merwife was unbounded.

mer- /mə:/ prefix.

ORIGIN: After mermaid.

Of the mermaid kind, as merbaby, merchild, merman, merwoman, etc.

mer-
I. combining form
Etymology: Middle English, from mere sea, lake, pond, from Old English — more at marine
: sea
< mermaid >
< merman >
< merwoman >
II. combining form
or mero-
Etymology: Greek mēr-, mēro-, from mēros — more at member
: thigh
< meralgia >
< merocele >
III. combining form
or mero-
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek, from meros part — more at merit
: part : partial
< meraspis >
< merohedral >
< merosporangium >

mer-¹

Prefix

A prefix meaning "of or pertaining to being part sea creature"; sea-; marine.

mercow, mermaid, merman, merswine, mersnake

Etymology

From Middle English mere-, from Old English mere- (prefix), from Old English mere (“sea, ocean, lake, pond, pool, cistern”). More at mere.

mer-²

Prefix

fantasy Of, pertaining to, or associated with the realm of mermaids and mermen.

merlady, merfolk, merwife, mermonster

Etymology

Extracted from merman, mermaid.

词汇	mer-
词根词缀	AHD OED SOED Webster Wiktionary 派生 mer- Important derivatives are: nightmare,mortar,mordant,morsel,remorse,morbid,murder,mortal,mortuary,mortgage,mortify,postmortem,ambrosia 重要派生词为： nightmare,mortar,mordant,morsel,remorse,morbid,murder,mortal,mortuary,mortgage,mortify,postmortem,ambrosia To rub away, harm. 擦掉, 伤害. nightmare , from Old English mare , mære , goblin, incubus, from Germanic marōn- , goblin. nightmare* , 源自古英语 mare , mære , 恶鬼, 梦魇, 源自日耳曼语 marōn- , 小妖精. marasmus* ; amaranth , from Greek marainein , to waste away, wither. marasmus ; amaranth , 源自希腊语 marainein , 荒芜, 枯萎. Probably suffixed zero-grade formm—- to- , “ground down.” mortar* , from Latin mortārium , mortar. 可能为添加后缀的零级形式m—- to- , “落下.” mortar* , 源自拉丁语 mortārium , 研钵. Possibly extended rootmerd- . mordacious* , mordant , mordent , morsel ; premorse , remorse , from Latin mordēre , to bite. 可能为衍生词根merd- . mordacious* , mordant , mordent , morsel ; premorse , remorse , 源自拉丁语 mordēre , 叮咬，刺激. Possibly suffixed formmor-bho- . morbid* , from Latin morbus , disease (but this is more likely of unknown origin). 可能为添加后缀的形式mor-bho- . morbid* , 源自拉丁语 morbus , 疾病（但这很可能起源不明）. Possibly the same root, but more likely distinct, ismer- , “to die,” with derivatives referring to death and to human beings as subject to death. 可能字根相同, 但很可能不同, 即mer- , “死亡，消逝,” 和表示死亡和作为死亡对象的人类的派生词. Zero-grade formm—- . 零级形式m—- . suffixed formm—-tro- . murder* , from Old English morthor , murder, from Germanic suffixed form mur-thra- ; 添加后缀的形式m—-tro- . murder , 源自古英语 morthor , 谋杀, 源自日耳曼语添加后缀的形式 mur-thra- ; suffixed formm—-ti- . mort ¹ , mortal ; amortize , mortify , postmortem , from Latin mors (stem mort- ), death; 添加后缀的形式m—-ti- . mort* ¹ , mortal ; amortize , mortify , postmortem , 源自拉丁语 mors （字干 mort- ), 死亡; suffixed formm—-yo- . moribund* , mortuary , murrain , mortgage , ( mortmain ), from Latin morī , to die, with irregular past participle mortuus (N m—-two- ), replacing older m—-to- (for which see d ); 添加后缀的形式m—-yo- . moribund* , mortuary , murrain , mortgage , ( mortmain ), 源自拉丁语 morī , 死, 和不规则的过去分词 mortuus (N m—-two- ), 取代年长的 m—-to- （对此可参见 d ); prefixed and suffixed formö-m—-to- , “undying, immortal.” ( ö- , negative prefix; see ne ). 添加前缀和后缀的形式ö-m—-to- , “不死的, 永远的.” ( ö- , 否定前缀; 参见 ne). immortal , from Latin immortālis ; immortal , 源自拉丁语 immortālis ; ambrosia , from Greek ambrotos , immortal, divine ( a- ÿ -mbrotos , brotos , mortal); ambrosia , 源自希腊语 ambrotos , 神的, 神圣的 ( a- ÿ -mbrotos , brotos , 凡人）; amrita , from Sanskrit amṛtam , immortality ( a- ÿ mṛta- , dead). amrita , 源自梵语 amṛtam , 不朽( a- ÿ mṛta- , 死的）. Suffixed o-grade formmor-t-yo- . manticore* , from Greek mantikhōras (corrupted from martiokhōras ), manticore, probably from Iranian compound martiya-khvāra- , “man-eater” ( khvāra- , eating; see swel- ), from Old Persian martiya- , a mortal man. 添加后缀的O级形式mor-t-yo- . manticore* , 源自希腊语 mantikhōras （讹用于 martiokhōras ), 预言的, 可能源自伊朗语复合词 martiya-khvāra- , “吃人者” ( khvāra- , 吃; 参见 swel-), 源自古波斯语 martiya- , 凡人. 语源 Pokorny 4.mer- , 5. mer- 735. 波科尔尼4.mer- , 5. mer- 735. mer- pref.（前缀） Variant of mero- mero-的变体 mer-used in various combinations (chiefly nonce-wds.) formed after mermaid, denoting imaginary beings of the mermaid kind, as *mer-baby, mer-child, mer-dog, mer-folk, mer-lady, mer-monster, mer-people, mer-wife. Cf. merman, merwoman.1894J. Geddie Fringes of Fife* 150 The radiant young rogue,..fearless as a Mer-Baby, grins at us..from his rocking craft.1881Proc. Soc. Antiquaries 19 May, Seal... Subject, a mermaid holding her merchild to her breast.1895‘Q.’ Wandering Heath 97 Change, O change him [sc. a drowned dog] to a mer-dog!1863Baring-Gould Iceland* xx. 349 With regard to the appearance of the merfolk in other countries, I may state [etc.].1822Hibbert Descr. Shetl. Isl.* 570 The merlady, perceiving that she must become an inhabitant of the earth, found [etc.].1620Hic Mulier A 4 b, These Meare-maids or rather Meare-Monsters.1882Spectator 16 Dec. 1618 The idea of the ‘child of earth..’ carried away to consort with Mer-people is as old as Hylas.1822Hibbert Descr. Shetl. Isl.* 570 The Shetlander's love for his merwife was unbounded. mer- /mə:/ prefix. ORIGIN: After mermaid. Of the mermaid kind, as merbaby, merchild, merman, merwoman, etc. mer-* I. combining form Etymology: Middle English, from mere sea, lake, pond, from Old English — more at marine : sea < mermaid > < merman > < merwoman > II. combining form or mero- Etymology: Greek mēr-, mēro-, from mēros — more at member : thigh < meralgia > < merocele > III. combining form or mero- Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek, from meros part — more at merit : part : partial < meraspis > < merohedral > < merosporangium > mer-¹ Prefix A prefix meaning "of or pertaining to being part sea creature"; sea-; marine. mercow, mermaid, merman, merswine, mersnake Etymology From Middle English mere-, from Old English mere- (prefix), from Old English mere (“sea, ocean, lake, pond, pool, cistern”). More at mere. mer-² Prefix fantasy Of, pertaining to, or associated with the realm of mermaids and mermen. merlady, merfolk, merwife, mermonster Etymology Extracted from merman, mermaid.
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