mary

See also: Mary, Marý, and máry

English

Etymology

From Mary (“female name”). Compare nan and nancy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɹi/, /ˈmeiɹi/

• Homophones: marry, merry

Noun

mary (plural marys)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Mary (“male homosexual”)

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:male homosexual

Anagrams

• ARMY, Army, Mayr, Myra, Yarm, army, yarm

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Middle English

Noun

mary

1. Alternative form of marow

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Middle French

Alternative forms

• mari

Noun

mary m (plural marys)

1. husband

Descendants

• French: mari

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.rɘ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -arɘ
• Syllabification: ma‧ry

Noun

mary f

1. inflection of mara:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural