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.

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

Radical Soft Aspirate
merch mherch merch
(unchanged)
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