Marsa

See also: Marsā and La Marsa

English

Proper noun

Marsa

Clipping of Marsa Matruh, a port city in northwestern Egypt.

Anagrams

Asmar, Samra, āśram, Samar, Sarma, Maras, amsar, maras, SRAAM, sarma, maars, rasam, Amars

Irish

Adjective

Marsa

Martian

Proper noun

Marsa m sg

genitive of Mars (“Mars”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *Marsa*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
Marsa	Mharsa	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Marsa”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“Marsa”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Latvian

Proper noun

Marsa m

genitive singular of Marss

Maltese

Etymology

Literally, “the harbour”, from marsa (“harbour”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmar.sa/
Rhymes: -arsa

Proper noun

Il-Marsa f

Marsa (a town and local council of the Southern Region, Malta)

Derived terms

Marsi