"merr" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

Forms: merra [definite, singular], merren [definite, singular], merrer [indefinite, plural], merrene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse merr, from Proto-Germanic *marhijō (“female horse”). Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|merr}} Old Norse merr, {{der|nb|gem-pro|*marhijō||female horse}} Proto-Germanic *marhijō (“female horse”)
  1. mare (adult female horse) Tags: feminine, masculine Categories (lifeform): Animals
    Sense id: en-merr-nb-noun-vmO7pQDc Disambiguation of Animals: 71 29
  2. (derogatory) bitch Tags: derogatory, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-merr-nb-noun-11qDjcdY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hoppe (english: mare)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for merr meaning in Norwegian Bokmål (1.3kB)

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      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse merr",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*marhijō",
        "4": "",
        "5": "female horse"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse merr, from Proto-Germanic *marhijō (“female horse”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "merra",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merren",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merrer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merrene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
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          "langcode": "nb",
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            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "bitch"
      ],
      "id": "en-merr-nb-noun-11qDjcdY",
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          "derogatory"
        ],
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          "bitch",
          "bitch"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) bitch"
      ],
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        "derogatory",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "mare",
      "word": "hoppe"
    }
  ],
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}
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  ],
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "merra",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merrer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merrene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "mare (adult female horse)"
      ],
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        [
          "mare",
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        ],
        [
          "horse",
          "horse"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål derogatory terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bitch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "bitch",
          "bitch"
        ]
      ],
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        "(derogatory) bitch"
      ],
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        "derogatory",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "mare",
      "word": "hoppe"
    }
  ],
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}

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