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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From Old Loegrish ''merch'', ''merȝ'' < Proto-Brythonic *''merx'' < Proto-Celtic *''merkā''. Confer Welsh [ | From Old Loegrish ''merch'', ''merȝ'' < Proto-Brythonic *''merx'' < Proto-Celtic *''merkā''. Confer Welsh [[wikt:merch#Welsh|''merch'']], Cornish [[wikt:myrgh#Cornish|''myrgh'']], Breton [[wikt:merc%27h#Breton|''merc'h'']]. | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== |
Latest revision as of 17:04, 11 July 2022
Loegrish
Etymology
From Old Loegrish merch, merȝ < Proto-Brythonic *merx < Proto-Celtic *merkā. Confer Welsh merch, Cornish myrgh, Breton merc'h.
Pronunciation
- (Mercian) IPA: [mɛɾx]
- (Sabhonol, Wessex, Southeast, East Anglian) IPA: [mɛɹx]
Noun
merch f (plural merched)
- daughter
- girl
Coordinate terms
- mam ("mother")
- mab ("boy", "son")
- tad ("father")
Mutation
Radical | Soft | Aspirate |
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merch | mherch | merch (unchanged) |