Mähre

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

German

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛːrə/, [ˈmɛːʁə], [ˈmeːʁə]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Mäh‧re
  • Homophones: Meere, mehre (many speakers, chiefly northern and eastern regions)

Etymology 1

[edit]

From Middle High German meriche, merhe, from Old High German meriha, from Proto-West Germanic *marhijā, from Proto-Germanic *marhijō (mare), from *marhaz.

Noun

[edit]

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
[edit]

Etymology 2

[edit]

See Mähren

Noun

[edit]

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

  1. Moravian (person from Moravia; male or unspecified sex)
Declension
[edit]
Alternative forms
[edit]
[edit]
See also
[edit]

Further reading

[edit]