mergh

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Cornish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mergh f (plural merhes)

  1. (Revived Late Cornish) daughter, girl

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

mergh m pl

  1. plural of margh (“horse”)

Mutation[edit]

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

Scots[edit]

Noun[edit]

mergh (plural merghs)

  1. marrow (part of bone)
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