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Noun

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maras

  1. plural of mara

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Middle English

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Noun

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maras

  1. alternative form of mareys

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Verb

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maras

  1. second-person singular present indicative of marar

Silesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Maraß.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈma.ras/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aras
  • Syllabification: ma‧ras

Noun

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maras m inan

  1. mud
    Synonyms: ciaplyta, ciapraka, kołtaczka, chlapaczka, ślōmpaczka
  2. (regional) mess, untidiness, filth
    • 2020 May 9, FJD, “CO TYDZIYŃ PO NASZYMU: Marasu i charapucio idzie dzisio nónś pełno w każdym potoku”, in Gazetacodzienna[1], Cieszyn, retrieved 11 March 2025:
      Woda, coby była do picio, nie śmy mieć w sobie żodnego marasu, bo ś niego bieróm sie rozmajte choróbska.
      Water, in order to be drinkable, must not have any dirt in it, because it causes various diseases.

Usage notes

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While sense 1 is attested in nearly all Silesian lects, sense 2 is, however, attested in a minority of them, both in Prussian Upper Silesia (Broniec, Knieja, Żędowice, Prężyna, Bełk) and Cieszyn Silesia (Šunychl, Rudzica).[1]

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  1. ^ Alfred Zaręba (1980) “Maras, wyraz i znaczenie”, in Anna Kotulecka, editor, Mapy 1001-1250 (Atlas językowy Śląska) (in Polish), volume 6, number 1, →ISBN, Map 1160

Further reading

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Spanish

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Noun

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maras f pl

  1. plural of mara

Swedish

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Noun

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maras

  1. indefinite genitive singular of mara

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Yakan

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Noun

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maras

  1. cucumber