Mare

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mare"

English

Proper noun

Mare

1. A diminutive of the female given names Mary, Maria, Marianne, or other female names beginning with Mar- [[#English|]], from Hebrew.

Usage notes

Only common in Philadelphia/Delaware Valley English.

Estonian

Etymology

Vernacular form of both Maarja (“Mary”) and Margareeta (“Margaret”).

Proper noun

Mare

1. a female given name

German

Etymology

From Latin mare with the plural maria. Doublet of Maar and Meer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaːʁə]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Ma‧re
• Rhymes: -aːʁə

Noun

Mare n (genitive Mares, plural Mare or Maria)

1. (planetology) mare (such as the large black plains on the Moon)

Declension

Declension of Mare [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Mare	die	Mare
genitive	eines	des	Mares	der	Mare
dative	einem	dem	Mare	den	Maren
accusative	ein	das	Mare	die	Mare

References

• “Mare” in Duden online

Further reading

• Mare on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Greenlandic

Etymology

archaic spelling of Mari

Proper noun

Mare

1. a female given name from Danish

References

• Nuka Møller: Kalaallit aqqi (Greenlandic personal names), Oqaasileriffik 2015, →ISBN
• Danskernes navne 2005, including the residents of Greenland

Romanian

Etymology

From mare.

Proper noun

Mare m (genitive/dative lui Mare)

1. a surname