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 (indefinite plural mera, definite singular mera, definite plural merat)

  1. fear
    Synonym: tmerr

Declension

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