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maar
English
Etymology
From German Maar; English usage from 1825, from Vulgar Latin *mara (“standing water”), from Latin mare (“sea”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /m??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /m???/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
- Homophone: mar
Noun
maar (plural maars or maare)
- (geology) A broad volcanic crater, usually filled with water to form a lake.
See also
- crater lake
Anagrams
- -rama, ARMA, Amar, Aram, Mara, Rama, R?ma, mara
Afrikaans
Alternative forms
- ma' (Cape Afrikaans)
- maa' (Cape Afrikaans)
- mar (colloquial, dialectal)
Etymology
From Dutch maar, from Middle Dutch maer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m??r/
Adverb
maar
- only; solely; just
- slightly; a bit; a little
- please
- feel free; please
- quite; really
- so long or just (often apologetically)
- still; continuously
Usage notes
Maar has many synonyms which is often used alongside it with no change in meaning, however to the native ear the use of maar without these synonyms can in some contexts sound odd. In some cases using maar with one of its synonyms helps to clear up ambiguity.
Synonyms
Conjunction
maar
- but; however
Synonyms
- dog
See also
- egter
Noun
maar (plural maars or mare)
- (uncommon) but
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma?r/
- Hyphenation: maar
- Rhymes: -a?r
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch maer, m?re, mar, mer, apheretic variant of nemaer, nem?re, from earlier newaer, neware (“except, however, only”), from ne ware (“were not”).
Adverb
maar
- only, just
- 1971, Ben Cramer, "De clown".
- Het was maar een vraag! / Het is maar een kwestie van tijd!
- It was only a question! / It is only a matter of time!
- 1971, Ben Cramer, "De clown".
- as long as; only
- just; a modal particle indicating a certain degree of indifference towards the result.
- Leg het lepeltje maar op het schoteltje van het koffiekopje.
- Just (go ahead and) place the spoon on the saucer of the coffee cup.
- Leg het lepeltje maar op het schoteltje van het koffiekopje.
Derived terms
- nog maar
- zeg maar
- maar liefst
Descendants
- Afrikaans: maar
Conjunction
maar
- but
- 1971, Ben Cramer, "De clown".
- 1971, Ben Cramer, "De clown".
- yet; only
- but then
Derived terms
- maren
Descendants
- Afrikaans: maar
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
maar
- first-person singular present indicative of maren
- imperative of maren
Anagrams
- raam
Finnish
Etymology
From Maria (“Mary, mother of Jesus Christ”)
Interjection
maar
- (dialectal, Turku region) Used as fortifier after e.g. words kyllä (“yes”), totta (“true”).
Anagrams
- Mara, mara
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maa
English
Etymology
Imitative.
Interjection
maa
- A bleating sound, as that of a sheep or goat.
Verb
maa (third-person singular simple present maas, present participle maaing, simple past and past participle maaed)
- (intransitive) To make such a sound.
- 1992, Josepha Sherman, A Sampler of Jewish-American Folklore (page 126)
- Now it's even worse! The goat maas all the time. And the smell...
- 1992, Josepha Sherman, A Sampler of Jewish-American Folklore (page 126)
Anagrams
- AAM, AMA, Ama, aam, ama
'Are'are
Noun
maa
- eye
- snake
References
- Kate?ina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma?/
Determiner
máa
- which? what?
References
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)?[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Barunggam
Noun
maa
- hand
Further reading
- Barunggam body parts
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *maa, from Proto-Uralic *mëxe. Cognates include Finnish maa and Karelian mua.
Noun
maa (genitive maa, partitive maad)
- earth
- land
- ground
- country
- countryside
Declension
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *maa, from Proto-Uralic *mëxe. Cognates include Estonian maa and Karelian mua, Erzya ?????? (mastor) (initial component), Komi-Zyrian ?? (mu), Udmurt ?? (mu), Mansi ??? (m?).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m??/, [?m??]
- Rhymes: -??
- Syllabification: maa
Noun
maa
- earth
- soil
- land
- ground
- country
- countryside
- (card games) suit
Usage notes
Due to the multiple meanings of maa, case forms are used to distinguish meanings.
Declension
- Prolative: maitse
Derived terms
Compounds
References
Gamilaraay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma?/
Numeral
maa
- five
References
- (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
Guruntum
Noun
maa
- water
References
- Herrmann Jungraithmayr, Daniel Barreteau, Uwe Seibert, L'homme et l'eau dans le bassin du lac Tchad (1997), page 81
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *maa, from Proto-Uralic *mëxe. Cognates include Finnish maa and Estonian maa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m??/
- Hyphenation: maa
Noun
maa (genitive maan, partitive maata)
- earth
- soil
- land
- ground
- country
- countryside
Declension
References
- V. I. Junus (1936) I?oran Keelen Grammatikka?[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 66
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 300
- Vitalij Chernyavskij (2005) Ižoran keel (Ittseopastaja)?[3], page 126
- Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachinkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: ??????? ?? ????????? ??????[4], ?ISBN, page 73
Iu Mien
Noun
maa
- mother
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
maa
- obsolete typography of må
Nzadi
Noun
màá (plural màá)
- mother
Coordinate terms
- tàá
Further reading
- Crane, Thera; Larry Hyman; Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, ?ISBN
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *maa, from Proto-Uralic *mëxe. Cognates include Estonian maa and Karelian mua.
Noun
maa (genitive maa, partitive maat)
- earth
- soil
- land
- ground
- country
- countryside
Inflection
Derived terms
- maailma
- maamuna
References
- "maa" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat
Võro
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *maa, from Proto-Uralic *mëxe.
Noun
maa (genitive maa, partitive maad)
- earth
- soil
- land
- ground
- country
- countryside
Inflection
Derived terms
- maakund
Yoruba
Particle
máa
- Used to express the durative or future tense.
Contraction
màá
- Contraction of mo máa (“I'll”).
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