mare

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

mare

« small still body of water » ; from Old Norse marr (sea, lake), related to Old Saxon meri, Old High German meri, German Meer, Anglo-Saxon mere (« swamp; lake »); the feminine gender may come from Anglo-Saxon.

Definitions

Plural

mares

Translations

  • germangerman:Teich
  • englishenglish:sea
  • spanishspanish:charca
  • dutchdutch:ven
  • swedishswedish:damm

See also

maré (v.) mares (v.) mares (cn.) marette (cn.)