Contionary:mariå

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Pomorian

Alternative forms

murjå - Western dialects mario - Eastern dialects

Etymology

From Old Pomorian marjan, Proto-Balto-Slavic *marja(n). Compare to Proto-Slavic *morje (from earlier *marja(n)), Old Prussian marī (“bay of the sea”), Lithuanian marios (“lagoon”, sometimes also “sea”). From Proto-Indo-European *móryo- (o-extention of *móri); compare to Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹 (marei), Old Irish muir, Sanskrit मर्यादा (maryādā), Latin mare.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɑ.rʲɒ/ (also /ˈmɑr.jɒ/)

Noun

màriå n (1st declension)

  1. sea
    Baltiskå mariå - the Baltic sea
    duobju šėrå mariå - deep dark-blue sea
  2. (figuratively) a large mass of something
    liuoďų mariå - a mass of people

Declension


Derived terms

mariske - pertaining to the sea