mær
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse merr (“mare, female horse”), from Proto-Germanic *marhijō, cognate with English mare, German Mähre. Derived from *marhaz (“male horse”), which is preserved in the word marshall, Danish marskal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛːˀr/, [ˈmɛˀɐ̯], [ˈmæɐ̯ˀ]
Noun
Declension
Synonyms
References
- “mær” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “Mær” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Faroese
Declension
Faroese personal pronouns
| Personal pronouns (Persónsfornøvn) | |||||
| Singular (eintal) | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person masc. | 3rd person fem. | 3rd person neut. |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | eg, jeg | tú | hann | hon | tað |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | meg, mjeg | teg, tjeg | hana | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | mær | tær | honum | henni | tí |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | mín | tín | hansara, hans† | hennara, hennar† | tess |
| Plural (fleirtal) | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person masc. | 3rd person fem. | 3rd person neut. |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | vit | tit | teir | tær | tey |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | okkum | tykkum | |||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | teimum, teim† | ||||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | okkara | tykkara | teirra | ||
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse mær, from Proto-Germanic *mawī.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maiːr/
- Rhymes: -aiːr
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *mawī (“girl”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍅𐌹 (mawi).
Alternative forms
Declension
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Declension
Strong declension of mær
Weak declension of mær
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mævi | mæva | mæva |
| accusative | mæva | mævu | mæva |
| dative | mæva | mævu | mæva |
| genitive | mæva | mævu | mæva |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mævu | mævu | mævu |
| accusative | mævu | mævu | mævu |
| dative | mævum | mævum | mævum |
| genitive | mævu | mævu | mævu |
Declension of comparative of mær
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mævari | mævari | mævara |
| accusative | mævara | mævari | mævara |
| dative | mævara | mævari | mævara |
| genitive | mævara | mævari | mævara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mævari | mævari | mævari |
| accusative | mævari | mævari | mævari |
| dative | mævurum | mævurum | mævurum |
| genitive | mævari | mævari | mævari |
Strong declension of superlative of mær
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mævastr | mævust | mævast |
| accusative | mævastan | mævasta | mævast |
| dative | mævustum | mævastri | mævustu |
| genitive | mævasts | mævastrar | mævasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mævastir | mævastar | mævust |
| accusative | mævasta | mævastar | mævust |
| dative | mævustum | mævustum | mævustum |
| genitive | mævastra | mævastra | mævastra |
Weak declension of superlative of mær
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mævasti | mævasta | mævasta |
| accusative | mævasta | mævustu | mævasta |
| dative | mævasta | mævustu | mævasta |
| genitive | mævasta | mævustu | mævasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mævustu | mævustu | mævustu |
| accusative | mævustu | mævustu | mævustu |
| dative | mævustum | mævustum | mævustum |
| genitive | mævustu | mævustu | mævustu |
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Old Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse mærr, from Proto-Germanic *mērijaz.
Declension
Declension of mǣr (strong)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mǣr | mǣr | mǣrt |
| accusative | mǣran | mǣra | mǣrt |
| dative | mǣrum mǣrom |
mǣrri mǣrre |
mǣru mǣro |
| genitive | mǣrs | mǣrrar | mǣrs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mǣrir mǣrer |
mǣrar | mǣr |
| accusative | mǣra | mǣrar | mǣr |
| dative | mǣrum mǣrom |
mǣrum mǣrom |
mǣrum mǣrom |
| genitive | mǣrra mǣra |
mǣrra mǣra |
mǣrra mǣra |
Declension of mǣr (weak)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mǣri mǣre |
mǣra | mǣra |
| accusative | mǣra | mǣru mǣro |
mǣra |
| dative | mǣra | mǣru mǣro |
mǣra |
| genitive | mǣra | mǣru mǣro |
mǣra |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mǣru mǣro |
mǣru mǣro |
mǣru mǣro |
| accusative | mǣru mǣro |
mǣru mǣro |
mǣru mǣro |
| dative | mǣru mǣro |
mǣru mǣro |
mǣru mǣro |
| genitive | mǣru mǣro |
mǣru mǣro |
mǣru mǣro |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse mér, from Proto-Norse ᛗᛖᛉ (meʀ), from Proto-Germanic *miz.
Declension
Old Swedish personal pronouns
| first person | second person | reflexive | third person | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | ||||||
| nominative | iak, iæk | þū | — | han | hōn | þæt |
| accusative | mik, mek | þik | sik | han | hana, hōna | þæt |
| dative | mǣ(r), mik | þǣ(r), þik | sǣ(r), sik | hōnum, hānum | hænni | þȳ, þī |
| genitive | mīn | þīn | sīn | hans | hænna(r) | þæs |
| dual | ||||||
| nominative | vit | it | — | — | — | — |
| accusative | oker | *iker | sik | — | — | — |
| dative | oker | *iker | sǣr, sik | — | — | — |
| genitive | okar | *ikar | sīn | — | — | — |
| plural | ||||||
| nominative | vī(r) | ī(r) | — | þē(r) | þā(r) | þø̄n, þē(n) |
| accusative | os, ōs | iþer | sik | þā | þā(r) | þø̄n, þē(n) |
| dative | os, ōs | iþer | sǣr, sik | þēm, þø̄m, þom | þēm, þø̄m, þom | þēm, þø̄m, þom |
| genitive | vār | iþar | sīn | þēra | þēra | þēra |
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