marais

marais

1. plural of marai

Inherited from Middle French marais, from Old French mareis (“marsh”) (compare Medieval Latin maresc, maresch), from Frankish *marisk (“marsh, swamp”). Related to marécage.

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʁɛ/

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• Homophone: Marais

marais m (plural marais)

1. swamp, marsh

   Synonyms: marécage, (dated) palud

2. (archaic) land suitable for growing primeur or vegetable

• “marais”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• armais, marias, ramais

marais

1. second-person plural present indicative of marar

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marais

1. plural of rais