Mahr

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German

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German mar, mare, from Old High German mara, from Proto-West Germanic *marā (nightmare, incubus). Compare English (night)mare; also Old Irish Morrígan (elf queen), Albanian tmerr (horror), Polish zmora (nightmare), Polish mara (dream, nightmare).

Noun

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Mahr m (strong, genitive Mahres or Mahrs, plural Mahre)

  1. mare, incubus
    Synonyms: Alb, Alp
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Noun

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Mahr f (genitive Mahr, plural Mahre)

  1. mare, succubus
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Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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Mahr m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Mahrs or (with an article) Mahr, feminine genitive Mahr, plural Mahrs)

  1. a surname

References

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  • Mahr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Mahr” in Duden online