This comes from French. "Mer" is "sea" (hence the word mermaid) and "sur" is a preposition, "on" or "above". "Sur-mer" is seaside.
the sea (it should be - la mer)
"Mer" means "sea."
It means: "from the sea the sea"
One place that ends in "mer" is the city of Salmer, located in the province of Salmer in the country of Norway. Additionally, the term "mer" is often associated with bodies of water, as "mer" means "lake" in some languages, such as French. However, specific place names can vary by region and language.
The root word "mer" means "sea" in Latin. It is commonly used in words related to the sea or ocean, such as "marine," "mermaid," and "meridian."
"La Mer" means "the sea" in French.
from seas
à la mer means in the sea or at the seaside
there is the sea!
"de la mer à la mer" means "from the sea to the sea" (from one ocean to another, as in the Canadian motto, that you can also find in Latin) -
Chance à la mer means "Luck at sea". You would probably want to say Bon chance à la mer, or Good luck at sea.
naked as the sea