morass

English

Etymology

From Dutch moeras (“marsh, swamp”), Middle Dutch marasch (“marsh”).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /məˈɹæs/
Rhymes: -æs

Noun

morass (plural morasses)

A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen.
(figuratively) Anything that entraps or makes progress difficult.

Translations

tract of soft, wet ground

Dutch: moeras (nl)
Finnish: suo (fi), hetteikkö
French: marais (fr), marécage (fr)
Irish: bar m
Italian: pantano (it) m
Latin: palūs f

Romanian: mlaștină (ro)
Russian: боло́то (ru) n (bolóto), тряси́на (ru) f (trjasína)
Scottish Gaelic: boglach f
Spanish: pantano (es) m
Swedish: moras (sv)

anything that entraps or makes progress difficult

Finnish: suo (fi)
Italian: pantano (it) m

Russian: тряси́на (ru) f (trjasína)
Swedish: moras (sv), moras (sv)

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