maras

maras

See also: Appendix:Variations of "maras"

English

Noun

maras

  1. plural of mara

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

maras

  1. alternative form of mareys

Portuguese

Verb

maras

  1. second-person singular present indicative of marar

Silesian

Etymology

    Borrowed from German Maraß.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈma.ras/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -aras
    • Syllabification: ma‧ras

    Noun

    maras m inan

    1. mud
      Synonyms: ciaplyta, ciapraka, kołtaczka, chlapaczka, ślōmpaczka
    2. (regional) mess, untidiness, filth
      • 2020 May 9, FJD, “CO TYDZIYŃ PO NASZYMU: Marasu i charapucio idzie dzisio nónś pełno w każdym potoku”, in Gazetacodzienna[1], Cieszyn, retrieved 11 March 2025:
        Woda, coby była do picio, nie śmy mieć w sobie żodnego marasu, bo ś niego bieróm sie rozmajte choróbska.
        Water, in order to be drinkable, must not have any dirt in it, because it causes various diseases.

    Usage notes

    While sense 1 is attested in nearly all Silesian lects, sense 2 is, however, attested in a minority of them, both in Prussian Upper Silesia (Broniec, Knieja, Żędowice, Prężyna, Bełk) and Cieszyn Silesia (Šunychl, Rudzica).[1]

    References

    1. ^ Alfred Zaręba (1980), “Maras, wyraz i znaczenie”, in Anna Kotulecka, editor, Mapy 1001-1250 (Atlas językowy Śląska) (in Polish), volume 6, number 1, →ISBN, Map 1160

    Further reading

    Spanish

    Noun

    maras f pl

    1. plural of mara

    Swedish

    Noun

    maras

    1. indefinite genitive singular of mara

    Anagrams

    Yakan

    Noun

    maras

    1. cucumber