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weer

/wiː.ɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
weer
IPA
/wiː.ɚ/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

True; correct.

Obsolete

noun

Someone who wees; a urinator.

British usage; Colloquial

adj

comparative form of wee: more wee

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros Proto-Germanic *wēraz Proto-West Germanic *wār Old English wær English weer Inherited from Old English wær, from Proto-West Germanic *wār, from Proto-Germanic *wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros. This word had always meant “true” ever since PIE times. It is cognate with German wahr, Dutch waar (“true”) and Latin verus (whence verity, verify and very), all likewise meaning “true”.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /wiː.ɚ/
  • British English: /wiː.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

weerer (comparative) weerest (superlative) weers (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce weer?
The recorded pronunciation is /wiː.ɚ/.
What does weer mean?
True; correct.
Where does weer come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros Proto-Germanic *wēraz Proto-West Germanic *wār Old English wær English weer Inherited from Old English wær, from Proto-West Germanic *wār, from Proto-Germanic *wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros. This word had always meant “true” ever since PIE times. It is cognate with German wahr, Dutch waar (“true”) and Latin verus (whence verity, verify and very), all likewise meaning “true”.

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