Mähre

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛːrə/, ,
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  • 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

Mähre f (genitive Mähre, plural Mähren)

  1. (archaic or literary) a female horse
    Synonym: Stute
  2. (derogatory) a decrepit old horse; a nag
    Synonym: Kracke
Declension
Declension of Mähre
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Mähre die Mähren
genitive einer der Mähre der Mähren
dative einer der Mähre den Mähren
accusative eine die Mähre die Mähren

Etymology 2

See Mähren

Noun

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

  1. Moravian (person from Moravia; male or unspecified sex)
Declension
Declension of Mähre
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Mähre die Mähren
genitive eines des Mähren der Mähren
dative einem dem Mähren den Mähren
accusative einen den Mähren die Mähren
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