mer-

prefix — 2 senses

mer-

prefix

UK /ˈmɜː/ · US /ˈmɝ/

Etymology From Middle English mere-, from Old English mere-, from Proto-Germanic *mari-, from Proto-Germanic *mari (“sea”). More at mere.

1

Morpheme sea; marine; applied to beings that are fully or partly sea-creatures.

mercow, mermaid, merman, merswine, mersnake

mer-

prefix

Etymology Extracted from merman, mermaid.

1

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

merlady, merfolk, merwife, mermonster

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