marri
English
Noun
marri
- Corymbia calophylla, an Australian tree.
Anagrams
- Mirra
Albanian
Etymology
marrë (foolish) + -i (-ness)
Noun
marrí f (indefinite plural marrí, definite singular marría, definite plural marrítë)
- foolishness, nonsense, insanity
- Synonym: marrëzi
Related terms
- marrim m
- marroj, marrohem
- marruar
- marrtë
- marre f
French
Etymology
From Middle French marri, from Old French mari (“grieved, sad”), past participle of marir (“to get angry, become distressed”), from Frankish *marrijan (“to hinder, prevent, make angry”), from Proto-Germanic *marzijaną (“to prevent, obstruct, spoil”), from Proto-Indo-European *mers- (“to trouble, confuse, ignore, forget”). Cognate with Old High German marrjan, marren (“to prevent, bother, make angry”). Compare also Old French esmeriz (“flustered, grieved”), from the same source. More at maraud, mar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ʁi/
- Homophones: mari, Marie
Adjective
marri (feminine marrie, masculine plural marris, feminine plural marries)
- (obsolete) flustered, angry
- (archaic) saddened, sad; despondent
- (archaic) ruthful, rueful, contrite
Synonyms
- repentant
- contrit
- fâché
- pénitent
Further reading
- “marri”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
Alternative forms
- mari
Adjective
marri m (oblique and nominative feminine singular marrie)
- angry; angered
- circa 1120, Philippe de Taon, Bestiaire, line 906:
- Li asne est marri lores quant fait sun cri
- the donkey is angry when he does his cry
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Descendants
- Middle French: marri
- French: marri (obsolete, archaic)