Määrli

Alemannic German

Etymology

From an earlier Määr +‎ -li, from Middle High German mære. Cognate with Märchen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛːrlɪ/

Noun

Määrli n (plural Määrli)

fairy tale (folk tale)
(informal) fairy tale (unbelievable story)

Synonyms

Määri (Uri)

Derived terms

Volksmäärli
Määrlibuech
Määrligschicht
Määrlifiguur
Määrlitante

Further reading

“Mǟr”, in Schweizerisches Idiotikon. Wörterbuch der schweizerdeutschen Sprache (in German), volume 4, 1901, column 360

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