Mär
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German mære, from Old High German mārī, ultimately from the adjective māri (“well known, famous”), from Proto-West Germanic *mārī, from Proto-Germanic *mērijaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛːʁ/, [mɛ(ː)ɐ̯], [meːɐ̯]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Mär
- Homophones: Meer, mehr (many speakers)
Noun
Mär f (genitive Mär, plural (now rare) Mären, diminutive Märchen n or Märlein n)
- (higher register) an often repeated untruth, a fable, a false narrative
- die Mär von Massenvernichtungswaffen im Irak
- the fable of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq
- (archaic) tale, fairytale, fable
- (archaic) tidings, news
- Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, ich bring euch gute neue Mär.
- From heaven above I come to bring you good new tidings.
Usage notes
- The sense “tidings” remains current only in the above-given line from a popular Christmas carol. The sense “fairytale” is continued by the diminutive Märchen, which see.
Declension
Declension of Mär [feminine]
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