Mahr
See also: mahr
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maːɐ̯/
- Rhymes: -aːɐ̯
Etymology 1
From Middle High German mar, mare, from Old High German mara, from Proto-Germanic *marǭ (“nightmare, incubus”) (compare English (night)mare), from Proto-Indo-European *mor- (“feminine evil spirit”). Akin to Old Irish Morrígan (“elf queen”), Albanian tmerr (“horror”), Polish zmora (“nightmare”).
Noun
Mahr m (genitive Mahrs or Mahres, plural Mahre)
- mare, incubus
Declension
Declension of Mahr
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Mahr | die | Mahre |
genitive | eines | des | Mahres, Mahrs | der | Mahre |
dative | einem | dem | Mahr, Mahre1 | den | Mahren |
accusative | einen | den | Mahr | die | Mahre |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Mahr f (genitive Mahr, plural Mahre)
- mare, succubus
Declension
Declension of Mahr
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Mahr | die | Mahre |
genitive | einer | der | Mahr | der | Mahre |
dative | einer | der | Mahr | den | Mahren |
accusative | eine | die | Mahr | die | Mahre |
Proper noun
Mahr m or f (genitive Mahrs)
- A surname.