mår

See also: maar and Appendix:Variations of "mar"

Danish

Alternative forms

  • Maar (pre-1948 spelling)

Etymology

From Old Danish mord, marth, from Old Norse mǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.

Noun

mår c (singular definite måren, plural indefinite mårer)

  1. marten

Declension


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse mǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moːr/

Noun

mår m (definite singular måren, indefinite plural mårar, definite plural mårane)

  1. a pine marten, Martes martes
  2. a marten, a shortlegged omnivorous animal of the genus, Martes
    • 1895, Olav Ejkland, "Vetteren":
      [] so lejtar me rundt i skogar og hejdar etter skrubb og gaupe og reve og mår.
      [] then we search forests and moors for wolf and lynx and fox and marten.

Derived terms

References


Swedish

Verb

mår

  1. present tense of .
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