Mäander
German (Berlin)
/mɛˈandɐ/
noun
Definitions
- meander (one of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse)
- meander, meandros (decorative border constructed from a continuous line, shaped into a repeated motif)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Maeander derived from Ancient Greek Μαίανδρος.
Origin
Ancient Greek
Μαίανδρος
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- meander English
- Maeander Latin
- mäanderartig German
- mäanderförmig German
- mäandrisch German
- Μαίανδρος Ancient Greek
- meander Norwegian Bokmål
- meander Polish
- meander Norwegian Nynorsk
- mæander Danish
- Menderes Turkish