Contionary:merch

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 f (plural merched)

1. daughter
2. girl

Coordinate terms

• mam ("mother")
• mab ("boy", "son")
• tad ("father")

Mutation

• mherch (soft mutation)