maras
See also: Appendix:Variations of "maras"
English
Noun
maras
- plural of mara
Anagrams
Middle English
Noun
maras
- alternative form of mareys
Portuguese
Verb
maras
- second-person singular present indicative of marar
Silesian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Maraß.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.ras/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aras
- Syllabification: ma‧ras
Noun
maras m inan
- mud
- Synonyms: ciaplyta, ciapraka, kołtaczka, chlapaczka, ślōmpaczka
- (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
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]
References
- ^ 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
- maras in silling.org
Spanish
Noun
maras f pl
- plural of mara
Swedish
Noun
maras
- indefinite genitive singular of mara
Anagrams
Yakan
Noun
maras