marra

See also marr, märr, mearh, marre, marrë, märra, and merr

English

Alternative forms

• marrow

Etymology

From Old Norse margr.

Noun

marra (plural marras)

1. (Geordie, West Cumbrian, informal) A friend, pal, buddy, mate.

   Cheers marra!

References

• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165
• Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [1]
• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4[2]
• A List of words and phrases in everyday use by the natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham, F.M.T.Palgrave, English Dialect Society vol.74, 1896, [3]
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[4]

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French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: marras, marrât

Verb

marra

1. third-person singular past historic of marrer

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmarːa/

  Rhymes: -arːa

Verb

marra (weak conjugation: marraði – marrað)

1. to creak

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Italian

Noun

marra f (plural marre)

1. hoe
2. fluke (of an anchor)

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Martuthunira

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mara/

Etymology

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *marra.

Noun

marra

1. wing
2. flipper

References

• Alpher, Barry. 2004. "Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma." Claire Bowern, Harold Koch (eds.) Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company.
• Dench, Alan Charles. 1995. Martuthunira: A Language of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. Series C-125.

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Spanish

Verb

marra (infinitive marrar)

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of marrar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of marrar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of marrar.

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Wiradhuri

Alternative forms

• mura
• murra

Etymology

Compare Gamilaraay mara.

Noun

marra

1. hand