merr in Norwegian Bokmål

Forms: merra [definite, singular], merren [definite, singular], merrer [indefinite, plural], merrene [definite, plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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”) Head templates: {{nb-noun-c}} merr f or m (definite singular merra or merren, indefinite plural merrer, definite plural merrene)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "merr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse merr",
      "name": "der"
    },
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        "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"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "nb",
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          "name": "Animals",
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        ],
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        ]
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        }
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        ]
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        "(derogatory) bitch"
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      ]
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "mare",
      "word": "hoppe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "merr"
}

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{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "nb:Animals"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "merr"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*marhijō",
        "4": "",
        "5": "female horse"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "merra",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merrer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merrene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "mare (adult female horse)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mare",
          "mare"
        ],
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          "horse",
          "horse"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål derogatory terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bitch"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "bitch",
          "bitch"
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        "(derogatory) bitch"
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        "masculine"
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "mare",
      "word": "hoppe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "merr"
}

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"merr" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

Inflected forms