Morast

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German mōras, an alteration of Middle Dutch maras on the basis of the predecessor of German Moor (“bog; moor”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈʁast/
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Noun

Morast m (strong, genitive Morastes or Morasts, plural Moraste or Moräste)

  1. morass, mud, quagmire, mire, bog
    Synonym: Schlamm
    in den Morast treten ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    im Morast stecken bleiben ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    mit Morast bespritzen ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Declension of Morast [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Morast die Moraste, Moräste
genitive eines des Morastes, Morasts der Moraste, Moräste
dative einem dem Morast, Moraste1 den Morasten, Morästen
accusative einen den Morast die Moraste, Moräste

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Morast” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Morast” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Morast” in Duden online
  • Morast on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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