Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mynheer

/maɪnˈhɛ(ə)ɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: myn-heer
IPA: /maɪnˈhɛ(ə)ɹ/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sir, as a polite form of address to a Dutchman or Afrikaner.

Example Sentences

"My hand, bully; thou shalt have egress and regress; said I well? and thy name shall be Brook. It is a merry knight. Will you go, mynheers?"
"But trifling apart, there is one thing certain, mynheeren, and that is, that some extraordinary event is taking place on board the Dutchman."
"I do not know, mynheeren, how far I am bound to accede to your request, and to bring forward for the consideration of the Council the document of which you have given me the outline."
"The Dutch mynheeren and mevrouwen everywhere are busily engaged in decorating their clean cities and no doubt they will all lift their glasses at the same time and drink the health of their good Queen with that famous national drink Holland gin."

Etymology

From Dutch mynheer, mijnheer.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: mynheer

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /maɪnˈhɛ(ə)ɹ/
British English: /mʌɪnˈhɛː/

Inflected Forms

mynheers (plural) mynheeren (plural) mijnheer (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

heer

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce mynheer?: The recorded pronunciation is /maɪnˈhɛ(ə)ɹ/.
What does mynheer mean?: Sir, as a polite form of address to a Dutchman or Afrikaner.
Where does mynheer come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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