mer

/mɛʁ/

la noun A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les mers

Meaning

  1. sea

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Meer

Meer is the German word for the same thing — both mean "sea."

Spanish

mar

mar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "sea."

Portuguese

mar

mar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "sea."

Practice

1 What does mer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Nous passons nos vacances au bord de la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mer?

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