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)
- sea
- Baltiskå mariå - the Baltic sea
- duobju šėrå mariå - deep dark-blue sea
- (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 |