măr

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mar"

Romanian

Alternative forms

• мэр (măr) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mər/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ər

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin mēlum, variant of mālum. Compare Aromanian mer, Romansh mail, Friulian mêl, Italian mela.

Noun

măr n (plural mere)

1. apple

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	măr	mărul	mere	merele
genitive-dative	măr	mărului	mere	merelor
vocative	mărule		merelor

Derived terms

• merișor (“cranberry”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mēlus, from Latin mālus. Compare Italian melo.

Noun

măr m (plural meri)

1. apple tree

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	măr	mărul	meri	merii
genitive-dative	măr	mărului	meri	merilor
vocative	mărule		merilor

Derived terms

• merișor (“cranberry shrub”)

Further reading

• “măr”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026