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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mare"
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English

Etymology 1

From Middle English mare, mere, from Old English mīere (“female horse, mare”), from Proto-West Germanic *marhijā, from Proto-Germanic *marhijō (“female horse”), from *marhaz (“horse”).

Cognates

See also Scots mere, meir, mear (“mare”), North Frisian mar (“mare, horse”), West Frisian merje (“mare”), Dutch merrie (“mare”), Danish mær (“mare”), Swedish märr (“mare”), Icelandic meri (“mare”), German Mähre (“decrepit old horse”)), Old English mearh.

Pronunciation

Noun

mare (plural mares)

  2. An adult female horse.
    • 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
      But then I had the [massive] flintlock by me for protection. ¶ […] The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window at the old mare feeding in the meadow below by the brook, and a 'bead' could be drawn upon Molly, the dairymaid, kissing the fogger behind the hedge, […].
  3. (UK, Ireland, derogatory, slang) A foolish woman.
    • 2007, Hester Browne, Little Lady, Big Apple:
      The silly mare phoned your mother, talking about applying for a mortgage, and we don't want that, do we?
Antonyms
Coordinate terms
  • (adult female horse): foal (young horse), colt (young male horse) and filly (young female horse); pony can refer to adult horses of either sex under a certain height.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From Old English mare (“nightmare, monster”), from Proto-West Germanic *marā, from Proto-Germanic *marǭ (“nightmare, incubus”), from Proto-Indo-European *mor- (“feminine evil spirit”). Doublet of mara.

Cognates

Akin to Dutch (dial.) mare, German (dial.) Mahr, Old Norse mara ( > Danish mare, Swedish mara (“incubus, nightmare”); also Old Irish Morrígan (“phantom queen”), Albanian merë (“horror”), Polish zmora (“nightmare”), Czech mura (“nightmare, moth”), Greek Μόρα (Móra).

Pronunciation

Noun

mare (plural mares)

  2. (obsolete or historical) A type of evil spirit formerly thought to sit on the chest of a sleeping person; also, the feeling of suffocation felt during sleep, attributed to such a spirit.
  3. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, colloquial) A nightmare; a frustrating or terrible experience.
    I'm having a complete mare today.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin mare (“sea”). Doublet of mar and mere.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɑɹ.eɪ/, /ˈmɛɚ.i/, /ˈmɑɹ.i/
  • Rhymes: -ɑɹi

Noun

mare (plural maria)

  2. (planetology) A large, dark plain, which may have the appearance of a sea, such as those on the Moon
  3. (planetology) On Saturn's moon Titan, any of several lakes which are large expanses of what is thought to be liquid hydrocarbons.
    Kraken Mare (a lake of liquid hydrocarbons on Titan which is slightly larger than the Caspian Sea)
Translations

Etymology 4

See mayor.

Noun

mare (plural mares)

  1. Obsolete form of mayor.
  2. Obsolete form of mair.

Anagrams

Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈre/ [mʌˈɾɛ]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧re

Noun

maré f (singulative maréyta m or mareytá f)

  1. family, relationship

Declension

More information absolutive, predicative ...
Declension of maré
absolutive maré
predicative maré
subjective maré
genitive maré
Postpositioned forms
l-case marél
k-case marék
t-case marét
h-case maréh
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Verb

maré

  1. (Northern Afar, intransitive) live
  2. (Northern Afar, intransitive) continue

Conjugation

More information Conjugation of (type II verb), 1st singular ...
    Conjugation of mare (type II verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
perfective V-affirmative maréhmartéhmaréhmartéhmarréhmarteeníhmareeníh
N-affirmative marémartémarémartémarrémarténmarén
negative mámarinniyomámarinnitomámarinnamámarinnamámarinninomámarinnitonmámarinnon
imperfective V-affirmative maráhmartáhmaráhmartáhmarráhmartaanáhmaraanáh
N-affirmative marámartámarámartámarrámartánmarán
negative mámaramámartamámaramámartamámarramámartanmámaran
prospective V-affirmative maréliyoh
maréyyoh		marélitoh
maréttoh		marélehmarélehmarélinoh
marénnoh		marélitoonuh
maréttoonuh		maréloonuh
N-affirmative maréliyo
maréyyo		marélito
marétto		marélemarélemarélino
marénno		maréliton
marétton		marélon
conjunctive I V-affirmative máruhmártuhmáruhmártuhmáruhmartóonuhmaróonuh
N-affirmative márumártumárumártumárumartónmarón
negative maré wáyuhmaré wáytuhmaré wáyuhmaré wáytuhmaré wáynuhmaré waytóonuhmaré wóonuh
conjunctive II V-affirmative maránkehmartánkehmaránkehmartánkehmarránkehmartaanánkehmaraanánkeh
N-affirmative maránkemartánkemaránkemartánkemarránkemartaanánkemaraanánke
negative maré wáankehmaré waytánkehmaré wáankehmaré waytánkehmaré waynánkehmaré waytaanánkehmaré wáankeh
jussive affirmative máraymártaymáraymártaymáraymartóonaymaróonay
negative maré wáaymaré wáytaymaré wáaymaré wáytaymaré wáynaymaré waytóonaymaré wóonay
past
conditional		 affirmative marinniyóymarinnitóymarinnáymarinnáymarinninóymarinnitoonúymarinnoonúy
negative maré wanniyóymaré wannitóymaré wannáymaré wannáymaré wanninóymaré wannitoonúymaré wanninoonúy
present
conditional I		 affirmative marékmartékmarékmartékmarrékmarteeníkmareeník
negative maré wéekmaré waytékmaré wéekmaré waytékmaré waynékmaré wayteeníkmaré weeník
singular plural singular plural
consultative affirmative maróomarróo imperative affirmative mármára
negative mamaróomamarróo negative mámarinmámarina
-h converb -i form -k converb -in(n)uh converb -innuk converb infinitive indefinite participle
V-focus N-focus
márahmárimárakmarínnuhmarínnukmaríyyamarináanihmarináan
Compound tenses
past perfect affirmative perfective + perfective of én or sugé
present perfect affirmative perfective + imperfective of én
future perfect affirmative perfective + prospective of sugé
past progressive -k converb + imperfective of én or sugé
present progressive affirmative imperfect + imperfective of én
future progressive -k converb + prospective of sugé
immediate future affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of wée
imperfect potential I affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of takké
imperfect
potential II		 affirmative imperfective + -m + takké
negative maré + imperfective of wée + -m + takké
perfect
potential		 affirmative perfective + -m + takké
negative maré + perfective of wée + -m + takké
present
conditional II		 affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék
negative maré + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék
perfect
conditional		 affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k
negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k
irrealis maré + perfective of xaaxé or raaré
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References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “mare”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • marë, marulë

Etymology

Plurale tantum; plural of variant marë, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin marum (“cat thyme, kind of sage”).

Noun

mare f (definite marja)

  1. strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo)
  2. strawberry tree fruit

Derived terms

  • mareshtë

Aromanian

Adjective

mare

  1. Alternative form of mari

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ma‧re
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɾe/ [ˈma.ɾe]

Verb

máre

  1. Misspelling of mari.

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Catalan mare, from Latin māter, mātrem, from Proto-Italic *mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Compare Occitan maire, French mère, Spanish madre, Italian madre.

Pronunciation

Noun

mare f (plural mares)

  1. mother
    mare subrogada ― surrogate mother
  2. uterus (of an animal)
    Synonym: úter
  3. (by analogy) main course of a river or canal; channel
  4. (Mallorca, playground games) home

Derived terms

References

Corsican

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin mare.

Pronunciation

Noun

mare m

  1. sea

Further reading

  • “mare” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Danish

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

From Old Norse mara.

Pronunciation

Noun

mare c (singular definite maren, plural indefinite marer)

  1. (folklore) a mare (an evil spirit)

Declension

More information common gender, singular ...
Declension of mare
common
gender		 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mare maren marer marerne
genitive mares marens marers marernes
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References

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch mâre, from Old Dutch māri, from Proto-West Germanic *mārī (“story”).

Noun

mare f (plural maren, diminutive maartje n)

  1. (Belgium, archaic) message, report, story
    Synonyms: bericht, tijding, verslag, verhaal
  2. (archaic) rumor
    Synonym: gerucht

Etymology 2

Probably from Medieval Latin mara (“standing water”), from Latin mare (“sea”). Related to German Maar.

Noun

mare f (plural maren, diminutive maartje n)

  1. depression in non-volcanic stone, compare maar

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch māre (“incubus”), from Old Dutch *mara, from Proto-West Germanic *marā, from Proto-Germanic *marǭ.

Noun

mare f (plural mares, diminutive maartje n)

  1. a nocturnal monster or spirit that torments its victims while they are sleeping
  2. (Belgium) nightmare
  3. witch
Derived terms
  • nachtmare

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mare

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of maren

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Middle French mare, from Old French mare, from Old Norse marr (“lake, sea, pool”), from Proto-Germanic *mari (“lake, sea”), from Proto-Indo-European *móri. Doublet of mer inherited from Latin.

Pronunciation

Noun

mare f (plural mares)

  1. puddle
  2. pool

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mare (“sea”).

Pronunciation

Noun

marê (plural mare-mare)

  1. (planetology) mare (a large, dark plain, which may have the appearance of a sea, such as those on the Moon)

Alternative forms

Further reading

Istriot

Etymology 1

From Latin mare.

Noun

mare

  1. sea
    • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 99:
      Cume li va puleîto in alto mare!
      How they row well on the high seas!
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Latin māter.

Noun

mare f

  1. mother

See also

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin mare, from Proto-Italic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.

Pronunciation

Noun

mare m (plural mari)

  1. sea

See also

Further reading

  • mare in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • mare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

mare

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まれ

Latin

Marau

Middle Dutch

Munggui

Neapolitan

Norman

Northern Sotho

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Nynorsk

Old English

Old French

Pali

Papuma

Portuguese

Romanian

Sardinian

Sonsorolese

Tagalog

Tahitian

Ternate

Venda

Venetan

Zazaki

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