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mara

//ˈma.ra//
Polishnounverb

Grammatical form

mara is the third-person singular present form of marać — “to grope, to poke, to rummage [with po (+ locative) ‘where’].

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Definitions

  1. 1.
    A creature believed to drain sleeping people of their blood or energy; wight, mare.
  2. 2.
    literaryA dream, nightmare.

Synonyms & related words

Related words (1)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mara. Compare English mare, German Mahr.

Nominative
Singular
mara
Plural
mary
Genitive
Singular
mary
Plural
mar
Dative
Singular
marze
Plural
marom
Accusative
Singular
marę
Plural
mary
Instrumental
Singular
marą
Plural
marami
Locative
Singular
marze
Plural
marach
Vocative
Singular
maro
Plural
mary

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