мара

See also: Мара and Appendix:Variations of "mara"

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmara]

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Noun

ма́ра • (mára) f inan (genitive ма́ры, nominative plural ма́ры, genitive plural мар)

1. dream (hope or wish)

   Synonym: мро́я (mrója)

Declension

Declension of ма́ра (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ма́ра mára	ма́ры máry
genitive	ма́ры máry	мар mar
dative	ма́ры máry	ма́рам máram
accusative	ма́ру máru	ма́ры máry
instrumental	ма́рай, ма́раю máraj, máraju	ма́рамі márami
locative	ма́ры máry	ма́рах márax
count form	—	ма́ры1 máry1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

• “мара” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Deverbal from ма́ря (márja, “to worry, to stress over”), related to мор (mor, “plague”), умо́ра (umóra, “fatigue”).

Noun

ма́ра • (mára) f

1. (dated) loss of vitality, seizure, blackout
2. (folklore) ritual commemorating Death and Mortality

   Мара Лишанка ― Mara Lišanka ― Bulgarian Day of the Dead

3. (Slavic mythology) death spirit, spectre

Declension

Declension of ма́ра

	singular
indefinite	ма́ра mára
definite	ма́рата márata

Derived terms

nouns

• (abstract noun) мари́на (marína) (dialectal)
• мари́ца (maríca, “stonecrop”) (dialectal)

 

adjectives

• ма́рен (máren) (dialectal)
• ма́ров (márov) (obsolete)

 

Related terms

• смърт (smǎrt, “death”)

References

• “мара”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “ма́ра”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 50
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мара¹, мара⁵”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 659

Etymology 2

Either:

• Extended meaning of Etymology 1;
• Equivalent to ма́я (mája, “to sway, to enchant”) +‎ -ра (-ra) (per Brückner, Vasmer).

Or perhaps a blend of the two sources.

Noun

мара́ • (mará) f (dialectal)

1. nightmare
2. hallucination, delirium, confusion

Declension

Declension of мара́

	singular	plural
indefinite	мара́ mará	мари́ marí
definite	мара́та maráta	мари́те maríte

Derived terms

nouns

• ома́ра (omára, “haze”)

 

Related terms

• мараня́ (maranjá, “haze”) (probably)

References

• Nayden Gerov (1899) “мара́”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[2] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 50
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мара²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 659

Chechen

Etymology

Akin to Hunzib мару (maru) and Ingush мераж (meraž).

Noun

мара • (mara) class b2 (ergative меро̄, plural марош)

1. nose

Lezgi

Noun

мара • (mara)

1. September

Declension

Inflection of мара (mara)
	singular	plural
absolutive	мара (mara)	мараяр (maraär)
ergative	маради (maradi)	марайри (marajri)
genitive	марадин (maradin)	марайрин (marajrin)
dative	марадиз (maradiz)	марайриз (marajriz)
adessive	марадив (maradiv)	марайрив (marajriv)
adelative	марадивай (maradivaj)	марайривай (marajrivaj)
addirective	марадивди (maradivdi)	марайривди (marajrivdi)
postessive	марадихъ (maradiq)	марайрихъ (marajriq)
postelative	марадихъай (maradiqaj)	марайрихъай (marajriqaj)
postdirective	марадихъди (maradiqdi)	марайрихъди (marajriqdi)
subessive	марадик (maradik)	марайрик (marajrik)
subelative	марадикай (maradikaj)	марайрикай (marajrikaj)
subdirective	марадикди (maradikdi)	марайрикди (marajrikdi)
inessive	марада (marada)	марайра (marajra)
inelative	марадай (maradaj)	марайрай (marajraj)
superessive	марадал (maradal)	марайрал (marajral)
superelative	марадалай (maradalaj)	марайралай (marajralaj)
superdirective	марадалди (maradaldi)	марайралди (marajraldi)

See also

• (month): Previous: пахун. Next: баскӏум

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mara. Related to мрі́ти (mríty, “to loom, to appear indistinctly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐˈra]

• Audio

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Noun

мара́ • (mará) f inan (genitive мари́, nominative plural ма́ри, genitive plural мар)

1. apparition, ghost, wraith, specter, phantom

   Synonyms: при́вид (prývyd), прима́ра (prymára), приви́ддя (pryvýddja), фанто́м (fantóm)

2. evil spirit

   Synonym: не́чисть (néčystʹ)

3. (collective) evil spirits

   Synonym: не́чисть (néčystʹ)

4. (rare) dream

   Synonym: сновиді́ння (snovydínnja)

Declension

Declension of мара́ (inan hard fem-form accent-d)

	singular	plural
nominative	мара́ mará	ма́ри máry
genitive	мари́ marý	мар mar
dative	марі́ marí	ма́рам máram
accusative	мару́ marú	ма́ри máry
instrumental	маро́ю maróju	ма́рами máramy
locative	марі́ marí	ма́рах márax
vocative	ма́ро máro	ма́ри máry

Derived terms

• ма́рити impf (máryty)
• ма́рний (márnyj)

Related terms

• мрі́ти impf (mríty)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мара”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “мара”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “мара”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “мара”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)