Mehr

See also: mehr

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مهر‎ (mehr). Doublet of Mithras and mitre.

Proper noun

Mehr

  1. The seventh solar month of the Persian calendar.
    • 2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road, Sceptre, published 2008, page 10:
      Under the full moon of the month of Mehr, with the torches hissing, the African and the Frank circled an ambit of packed earth.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Substantive form of German mehr (“more”).

Noun

Mehr n (strong, genitive Mehrs, no plural)

  1. increase, excess
    ein Mehr an Arbeit, Steuern, Unkosten, ... ― an excess of work, taxes, costs, ...
  2. majority, more than half (50%) of some group
    Der Gesetzesentwurf der Volksinitiative scheiterte am Volksmehr. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

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Synonyms

(increase):

(majority):

  • Volksmehr

Further reading
  • “Mehr” in Duden online
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