Mæri

See also: mæri and märi

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaiːrɪ/
    Rhymes: -aiːrɪ
    Homophone: mæri

Etymology 1

From Old Norse Mǿri, originally feminine, the same word as mǿrr (“marshland”), from Proto-Germanic *mōrī.

Proper noun

Mæri n (proper noun, genitive singular Mæris)

  1. Møre (a county of north western Norway)
    Mæri og Raumsdalur ― Møre og Romsdal
Declension
Declension of Mæri (sg-only neuter)
indefinite singular
nominative Mæri
accusative Mæri
dative Mæri
genitive Mæris
  • Norðmæri
  • Sunnmæri

Etymology 2

Adapted from German Mähren and conflated with the existing place name Mæri or common noun mæri.

Proper noun

Mæri n (proper noun, genitive singular Mæris)

  1. Moravia (a historic region in the eastern Czech Republic)
Declension
Declension of Mæri (sg-only neuter)
indefinite singular
nominative Mæri
accusative Mæri
dative Mæri
genitive Mæris
See also
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