Mähre

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛːʀə] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): [ˈmeːʀə] (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: Mäh‧re

Noun

Mähre f (genitive Mähre, plural Mähren)

1. (archaic or literary) a female horse
2. (derogatory) a decrepit old horse