marr

See also: märr

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *mar(en)-, from Proto-Indo-European *merh₂- (to pack (up)) or Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (to assign, allot), cognate with Ancient Greek μείρομαι (meíromai, receive as one's portion), Latin mereō, merx and Hittite [script needed] (mark, to divide a sacrifice).[1]

Verb

marr (first-person singular past tense mora, participle marrë)

  1. I take, set off, receive

Conjugation

References

  1. Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmarː/
  • Rhymes: -arː

Etymology 1

From marra (to creak, to squeak).

Noun

marr n (genitive singular marrs, no plural)

  1. creak, squeak (e.g. of a door)
Declension
Synonyms
  • (creak): brak, ískur

Etymology 2

A contracted form of maður (man, dude).

Interjection

marr

  1. (slang) dude, bro
    Hvað segirðu marr?
    What's up dude?
    Er ekki allt í lagi marr?
    Isn't everything alright bro?
    Allt er að gerast mar.
    Everything's happening man.
    marr.
    Whoa dude.

Middle Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mar/

Noun

marr

  1. Nasal mutation of barr.

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *marhaz (horse). Compare Old English mearh, Old Frisian mar, Old High German marah, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌷𐍃 (marhs).

Noun

marr m

  1. horse
Declension
Coordinate terms
  • merr "mare" (female horse)
Descendants

References

  • marr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *mari (sea), from Proto-Indo-European *móri. Compare Old English mere (English mere), Old Frisian mere (West Frisian mar), Old Saxon meri (Low German Meer), Dutch meer, Old High German meri (German Meer).

Noun

marr m

  1. sea

Descendants

  • Faroese: marur
  • French: mare
  • Icelandic: mar
  • Norwegian: mar (in compounds)
  • Swedish: mar (in compounds)
  • Scots: mar

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse merr, from Proto-Germanic *marhijō, from Proto-Indo-European *mark-, *marḱ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmærː/, /ˈmarː/
    Rhymes: -árː

Noun

marr f (genitive mara-, plural määrr)

  1. Mare, female horse.
Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • maraføl n
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