marur

See also: márur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse marr (“lake, sea, pool”), from Proto-Germanic *mari (“lake, sea”), from Proto-Indo-European *mari-, *mori- (“marsh, lake, sea”). Akin to Old High German meri (“lake, sea”) (German Meer), Old Saxon meri, Old English mere (“pond, pool, mere”) (English mere). More at mere.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛaːɹʊɹ/
Rhymes: -ɛaːɹʊɹ

Noun

marur m (genitive singular marar, uncountable)

(poetic) sea, ocean

Declension

m12s	Singular
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	marur	marurin
Accusative	mar	marin
Dative	mari	marinum
Genitive	marar	mararins

Synonyms

hav
sjógvur

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.