merhyně

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Old Czech

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Etymology

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Adapted borrowing of Middle High German merhe +‎ -yně.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈmɛrɣɨɲi̯ɛ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈmɛrɦiɲɛ/

Noun

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merhyně f

  1. prostitute

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Machek, Václav (1968) “merhyně”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 360

Further reading

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