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marra

marra

See also: marr, mearh, marre, merr, marrá, märr, marrë, and märra

English

Alternative forms

Noun

marra (plural marras)

  1. (Geordie, Mackem, informal) A friend, pal, buddy, mate.
    Cheers marra!

References

  • A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165
  • Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin,
  • Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
  • A List of words and phrases in everyday use by the natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham, F.M.T.Palgrave, English Dialect Society vol.74, 1896,
  • Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977

French

Pronunciation

Verb

marra

  1. third-person singular past historic of marrer

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmarːa/
  • Rhymes: -arːa

Verb

marra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative marraði, supine marrað)

  1. to creak

Conjugation


Italian

Etymology

From Latin marra

Noun

marra f (plural marre)

  1. hoe
  2. fluke (of an anchor)

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Semitic via Ancient Greek μάρρον (márrhon); compare Akkadian 𒄑𒈥 (marru [GEŠMAR]), Classical Syriac ܡܪܐ (marra), and Arabic مَرّ (marr).

Pronunciation

Noun

marra f (genitive marrae); first declension

  1. hoe
  2. hook, weeding-hook

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative marra marrae
genitive marrae marrārum
dative marrae marrīs
accusative marram marrās
ablative marrā marrīs
vocative marra marrae

Descendants

References


Martuthunira

Etymology

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *marra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mara/

Noun

marra

  1. wing
  2. flipper

References

  • Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
  • Dench, Alan Charles. 1995. Martuthunira: A Language of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. Series C-125.

Portuguese

Noun

marra f (plural marras)

  1. boldness; courage

Synonyms

Verb

marra

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of marrar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of marrar

Spanish

Verb

marra

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of marrar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of marrar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of marrar.

Wiradhuri

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Gamilaraay mara.

Noun

marra

  1. hand