mercuur

Dutch (Brabantic)

/mɛrˈkyːr/

noun

Definitions

(historical) early type of newspaper/magazine, from the seventeenth or eighteenth century originally centred on factual reporting, later on becoming a satirical magazine
(uncommon) mercury metal, element

Etymology

Derived from Latin Mercurius (Mercury).

Origin

Latin

Mercurius

Gloss

Mercury

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Mercury English
Mercurius Latin
Merkur German
Mercuur Dutch, Flemish
mercurio Spanish, Castilian
Mercurie Middle English
mercurie Middle English
Mearcair Irish
mearcair Irish
Mercuri Catalan, Valencian
Mercher Welsh
Mercuiro Old Portuguese
Merc'her Breton

Mercuur