mår
See also: maar and Appendix:Variations of "mar"
Danish edit
Alternative forms edit
- Maar (pre-1948 spelling)
Etymology edit
From Old Danish mord, marth, from Old Norse mǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.
Noun edit
mår c (singular definite måren, plural indefinite mårer)
Declension edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
- mord (see that for dialectal pronunciations)
Etymology edit
From Old Norse mǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mår m (definite singular måren, indefinite plural mårar, definite plural mårane)
- a pine marten, Martes martes
- a marten, a shortlegged omnivorous animal of the genus, Martes
- 1895, Olav Ejkland, Vetteren:
- […] so lejtar me rundt i skogar og hejdar etter skrubb og gaupe og reve og mår.
- […] then we search forests and moors for wolf and lynx and fox and marten.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “mår” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Verb edit
mår
- present indicative of må