merë

See also: mere, Mere, mère, -mère, and -mere

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • merrë

Etymology

Singularized plural of Proto-Albanian *marā, from Proto-Indo-European *mor- (“feminine evil spirit”). Compare Polish zmora (“nightmare”), Czech mura (“nightmare, moth”) and Old English mare (“nightmare, monster”).

Noun

merë f (plural mera, definite mera, definite plural merat)

  1. fear
    Synonym: tmerr

Declension

Declension of merë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative merë mera mera merat
accusative merën
dative mere merës merave merave
ablative merash

Further reading

  • “merë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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