mergh

Cornish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *merkā (“daughter”) (compare Welsh merch, Breton merc’h).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛrʰ/

Noun

mergh f (plural merghes)

  1. (Revived Late Cornish) daughter, girl

Etymology 2

Noun

mergh m pl

  1. plural of margh (“horse”)

Mutation

Mutation of mergh
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
mergh vergh unchanged unchanged fergh vergh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Middle English

Noun

mergh

  1. (Lincolnshire, Yorkshire) alternative form of marow

Scots

Noun

mergh (plural merghs)

  1. marrow (part of bone)
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