Maar

See also: maar, määr, and mår

German
Drei Maare im Naturschutzgebiet Dauner Maare in Rheinland-Pfalz.
Das Weinfelder Maar, auch Totenmaar genannt.

Alternative forms
  • Mar, Marh (obsolete)

Etymology

Attested since at least the 16th century, from an underlying Middle High German *mar(e). Adopted into scientific parlance during the 19th century from Central Franconian dialects of the Eifel region, home to many maars, which often include the word in their names. The Central Franconian term also has the broader sense of “pool, cesspit, swamp”, which touches on Middle High German muor (“bog”) or is even merged with it (cf. Luxembourgish Muer and Mouer). Further origin uncertain, but surely related with the root of Meer and Moor. Plausibly a borrowing from Latin mare, perhaps through Vulgar Latin mara.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maːr/, [maː(ɐ̯)], [maːʁ]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːɐ̯
  • Homophone: Mahr

Noun

Maar n (strong, genitive Maares or Maars, plural Maare)

  1. (geology) maar (broad, low-relief volcanic crater caused by a phreatomagmatic eruption)
    Hyponyms: Trockenmaar, Maarsee

Declension
Declension of Maar [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Maar die Maare
genitive eines des Maares, Maars der Maare
dative einem dem Maar, Maare1 den Maaren
accusative ein das Maar die Maare

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms
  • Trockenmaar
  • Maarsee
  • Maarvulkan
  • Maarkessel
  • Maarmuseum

Descendants
  • → English: maar

See also

Further reading
  • Maar on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
  • “Maar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Maar” in Duden online
  • “Maar” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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