margh

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *marx, from Proto-Celtic *markos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmarx/

Noun

margh m (plural mergh)

1. horse, steed, stallion

Usage notes

• This word mutates irregularly to vergh in the plural after the definite article. It shares this behaviour with men (“stone”) and no other word.

Derived terms

• horn margh (“horse shoe”)
• kelyon margh (“gadflies”)
• margh asen (“jackass”)
• margh byghan (“foal, colt”)
• margh leska (“rocking horse”)
• margh skrifa (“easel”)
• marghek (“knight”)
• marghgesten (“horse chestnuts”)
• marghlyn (“horse trough”)
• marghnerth (“horsepower”)
• marghredik (“horseradish”)
• merghik (“pony”)
• nader margh (“dragonfly”)

Related terms

• ebel (“foal, young horse”)
• kasek (“mare”)
• kevyl (“foal, young horse”)

Mutation

Mutation of margh

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
margh	vargh	unchanged	unchanged	fargh, vargh*

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

Middle English

Noun

margh

1. alternative form of marow