Margell

German

Alternative forms

• Margelle, Marjell

Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German Margell, from Old Prussian merga (“virgin”) or a related word; compare Lithuanian mergelė (“girl”).

Pronunciation

• (Prussian) IPA^(key): [marˈʝɛl] (as this is a dialectal word, there is no standard pronunciation)

Noun

Margell f (genitive Margell, plural Margellen, diminutive Margellchen n)

1. (uncommon, dialectal, originally Prussia) a girl
   • 2004, Arno Surminski, Vaterland ohne Väter, page 294:

     Eine Margell, gerade mal zehn Jahre alt, sagte das Gedicht »Deutscher Rat« von Robert Reinick auf.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

• In the spelling with j, an -s plural (Marjells) is also attested.

Declension

Declension of Margell [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Margell	die	Margellen
genitive	einer	der	Margell	der	Margellen
dative	einer	der	Margell	den	Margellen
accusative	eine	die	Margell	die	Margellen

German Low German

Alternative forms

• Marjell

Etymology

From Old Prussian merga (“virgin”) or a related word; compare Lithuanian mergelė (“girl”).

Pronunciation

• (Prussian) IPA^(key): [marˈʝɛl]

Noun

Margell f (diminutive Margellke)

1. (Low Prussian) girl