Mähre

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛːrə/, [ˈmɛːʁə], [ˈmeːʁə]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Mäh‧re
  • Homophones: Meere, mehre (many speakers, chiefly northern and eastern regions)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German meriche, merhe, from Old High German meriha, from Proto-West Germanic *marhijā, from Proto-Germanic *marhijō (“mare”), from *marhaz.

Noun

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  1. (archaic or literary) a female horse
    Synonym: Stute
  2. (derogatory) a decrepit old horse; a nag
    Synonym: Kracke
Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Etymology 2

See Mähren

Noun

Mähre m (weak, genitive Mähren, plural Mähren, feminine Mährin)

  1. Moravian (person from Moravia; male or unspecified sex)
Declension

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Alternative forms
  • Morawier (rare)
See also

Further reading
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