Contionary:mariå

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

Declension of iå (1st declension-n C1)
Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	màriå	màri	màrio
Genitive	màrio	mariù	marių̃
Dative	màriau	mariàma	mariàm(e)
Accusative	màriå	marì	màre
Instrumental	màrium(i)	mariàma	mariamỹ
Locative	marė́	mariù	marė́hu
Vocative	mària	màri	marió

Derived terms

mariske - pertaining to the sea