mathais

See also: Mathais

Norman

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French mareis (“marsh”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Frankish *marisk (“marsh, swamp”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *mariskaz (“marsh, swamp”), from *mari (“lake, sea, moor”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *mari-, *mori- (“sea”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey):

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Noun

mathais m (plural mathais)

1. (Jersey) marsh
   • 2010, Le Don Balleine, Mêfie-Te Des Monstres, →ISBN , page 30:

     un tèrribl'ye dragon tchi d'muethait dans l'Marais d'Saint Louothains

     a terrible dragon that lived in the Marsh of Saint Louothains

Derived terms

• mathaîtchet (“small marsh”)