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Noun

Miere f (plural Mieren)

1. ant

Afrikaans

Noun

miere

1. plural of mier

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin mel, mellem, possibly through Vulgar Latin *melem ‎(a root). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mélid. Miel ‎(“lamb”) is a false friend to other Romance cognates of miere, which include Catalan mel, French miel, Italian miele, Portuguese mel, Spanish miel, Aromanian njare, Megleno-Romanian m'ari, Istro-Romanian mľåre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmje.re/

Noun

miere f ‎(uncountable)

1. honey

Declension

Derived terms

• mieros
• mieriu