mara
Finnish
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Definitions
- (folklore) nightmare, mara demon that causes bad dreams
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish mara (incubus, nightmare).
Origin
Swedish
mara
Gloss
incubus, nightmare
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mare English
- mid-nightmare English
- midnightmare English
- night English
- nightmare English
- nightmarelike English
- nightmarey English
- nightmarious English
- nightmarish English
- nightmary English
- aavikko Finnish
- aavikkomara Finnish
- etelän Finnish
- etelänmara Finnish
- Mahr German
- Nacht German
- Nachtmahr German
- dröm Swedish
- mara Swedish
- mardröm Swedish
- nightmare Middle English
- mara Old Norse