Mär

See also: maer, mär, and mær

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mære, from Old High German māri, from Proto-Germanic *mērijaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛːɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /meːɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: Mär
• Homophones: Meer, mehr (regional)

Noun

Mär f (genitive Mären, plural Mären, diminutive Märchen n or Märlein n)

1. (archaic) tidings, news
2. tale; fairytale, fable

References

• “Mär” in Duden online
• “Mär” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache