merque

See also: merqué and mèrque

Asturian

Verb

merque

1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of mercar

Galician

Verb

merque

1. inflection of mercar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Middle French

Etymology

From Old Northern French merc, merque, from Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”), from Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”).

Noun

merque f (plural merques)

1. mark (characteristic, sign, visible impression)
   • 1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais:

     La merque peculiere de nostre verité devroit estre nostre vertu, comme elle est aussi la plus celeste merque, et la plus difficile : et que c’est la plus digne production de la verité.

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Descendants

• French: amer (navigation)
• French: marque
• French: marquer

Portuguese

Verb

merque

1. inflection of mercar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

merque

1. inflection of mercar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative