Contionary:merch
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Loegrish
Etymology
From Old Loegrish merch, merȝ < Proto-Brythonic *merx < Proto-Celtic *merkā. Confer Welsh merch, Cornish myrgh, Breton merc'h, Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx mac, Gaulish mapos.
Pronunciation
- (Mercian) IPA: [mɛɾx]
- (Sabhonol, Wessex, Southeast, East Anglian) IPA: [mɛɹx]
Noun
merch m (plural merched)
- daughter
- girl
Coordinate terms
- mam ("mother")
- mab ("boy", "son")
- tad ("father")
Mutation
- mherch (soft mutation)