Mahr

See also: mahr

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːɐ̯/
• Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

Etymology 1

From Middle High German mar, mare, from Old High German mara, from Proto-Germanic *marǭ (“nightmare, incubus”) (compare English (night)mare), from Proto-Indo-European *mor- (“feminine evil spirit”). Akin to Old Irish Morrígan (“elf queen”), Albanian tmerr (“horror”), Polish zmora (“nightmare”).

Noun

Mahr m (genitive Mahrs or Mahres, plural Mahre)

1. mare, incubus

Declension

Mahr f (genitive Mahr, plural Mahre)

1. mare, succubus

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Mahr m or f (genitive Mahrs)

1. a surname