Maris

See also: maris, máris, and Māris

English

Etymology

From Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge (the founding site of Cambridge University's Plant Breeding Institute), from Etruscan Maris.

Proper noun

Maris

1. A surname.
2. Name component for agricultural plant varieties:

   wheat: Maris Widgeon, Maris Huntsman, etc

   barley: Maris Otter, etc

   potato: Maris Peer, Maris Bard, etc

   field bean: Maris Beagle, Maris Beaver, etc

3. (Etruscan mythology) Maris (or Mariś), god of fertility and love; son of Hercle.

Anagrams

• Mairs, Masri, Misra, RAIMs, Samir, amirs, raims, simar, sirma

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.rɪs/
• Hyphenation: Ma‧ris
• Rhymes: -aːrɪs

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Maris ?

1. a surname

Etymology 2

First attested as groitmaris in 1402. Derived from Proto-Germanic *mariska- (“land next to water, swampland, pasture”). The toponym was later reinterpreted as Middle Dutch marasc (“wetland, swamp”).

Proper noun

Maris n

1. a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Estonian

Proper noun

Maris

1. a female given name, variant of Maria / Maarja

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English March.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /máː.rìs/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [máː.rɪ̀s]

Proper noun

Mār̃ìs m

1. March

See also

Gregorian calendar months: wàtànnīedit

• Janairu
• Fabrairu
• Maris
• Afrilu
• Mayu
• Yuni
• Yuli
• Agusta
• Satumba
• Oktoba
• Nuwamba
• Disamba

Hungarian

Etymology

Clipping and -is diminutive of Mária (changing -á- to -a-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɒriʃ]
• Hyphenation: Ma‧ris
• Rhymes: -iʃ

Proper noun

Maris

1. a diminutive of the female given name Mária

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	Maris	Marisok
accusative	Marist	Marisokat
dative	Marisnak	Marisoknak
instrumental	Marissal	Marisokkal
causal-final	Marisért	Marisokért
translative	Marissá	Marisokká
terminative	Marisig	Marisokig
essive-formal	Marisként	Marisokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Marisban	Marisokban
superessive	Marison	Marisokon
adessive	Marisnál	Marisoknál
illative	Marisba	Marisokba
sublative	Marisra	Marisokra
allative	Marishoz	Marisokhoz
elative	Marisból	Marisokból
delative	Marisról	Marisokról
ablative	Maristól	Marisoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	Marisé	Marisoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	Mariséi	Marisokéi

Possessive forms of Maris

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Marisom	Marisaim
2nd person sing.	Marisod	Marisaid
3rd person sing.	Marisa	Marisai
1st person plural	Marisunk	Marisaink
2nd person plural	Marisotok	Marisaitok
3rd person plural	Marisuk	Marisaik

Derived terms

• Mariska