mervel

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton meruel, from Proto-Brythonic *marwọd, from Proto-Celtic *marwāti, from Proto-Indo-European *mer (“to die”). Cognate with Cornish merwel.

Verb

mervel

1. (intransitive) to die

Inflection

Mutation of mervel

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
mervel	vervel	unchanged	unchanged	vervel

Conjugation

Conjugation of mervel

Personal forms
	Indicative				Conditional		Imperative
	Present	Imperfect	Preterite	Future	Present	Imperfect
1s	marvan	marven	marvis	marvin	marvfen	marvjen	-
2s	marvez	marves	marvjout	marvi	marvfes	marvjes	marv
3s	marv	marve	marvas	marvo	marvfe	marvje	marvet
1p	marvomp	marvemp	marvjomp	marvimp	marvfemp	marvjemp	marvomp
2p	marvit	marvec'h	marvjoc'h	marvot	marvfec'h	marvjec'h	marvit
3p	marvont	marvent	marvjont	marvint	marvfent	marvjent	marvent
0	marver	marved	marvjod	marvor	marvfed	marvjed	-
Impersonal forms					Mutated forms
Infinitive		mervel			Soft mutation after a		a varv-
Present participle		o vervel			Mixed mutation after e		e varv-
Past participle		marvet (auxiliary verb: bezañ)			Soft mutation after ne/na		ne/na varv-

Derived terms

• marv
• marvet
• merventi
• merventez
• marvor
• marvel
• taol ar marv
• ar re varv
• mervel gant an naon

Middle English

Adjective

mervel

1. Alternative form of merveile