maro

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See also maró, and marò

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Breton [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Celtic *marwo- (dead) (compare Welsh marw, Irish marbh), from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥wó-, *mr̥wós (cf. *mr̥tós), ultimately from the root *mr̥-, *mer- (to die).

Adjective [edit]

maro

  1. dead

Esperanto [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Italian mare

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈma.ro/, X-SAMPA: /ˈma.ro/
    (file)
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ro

Noun [edit]

maro (plural maroj, accusative singular maron, accusative plural marojn)

  1. (geography) sea
    Kiam en maro, la krozŝipo transprenis tro akvon por fini la vojaĝo.
    While at sea, the cruise liner took on too much water to finish the voyage.

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Romanian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From French marron

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [maˈɾo]

Adjective [edit]

maro 1 nom/acc forms

  1. brown

Declension [edit]

singular & plural
masculine, feminine & neuter
maro

Noun [edit]

maro n (plural marouri)

  1. (shade of) brown

Declension [edit]