Saturday, June 22, 2013

Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: merch

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===Etymology===

 

===Etymology===

From {{etyl|cel-pro|cy}} {{recons|merkā|lang=cel-pro}} (compare Cornish {{term|myrgh|lang=kw}}, {{term|mergh|lang=kw}}, Breton {{term|merc'h|lang=br}}), from {{etyl|ine-pro|cy}} {{recons|méri̯o|lang=ine-pro}} 'boy, girl' (compare {{gd}} {{term|smarach|lang=gd}} 'lad', Latin {{term|maritus|marītus|lang=la}} 'husband', Ancient Greek {{term|μεῖραξ|tr=meĩrax|sc=polytonic|lang=grc}} 'boy, girl', Old Armenian {{term|մարի|tr=mari|lang=xcl}}). Related to {{l|cy|morwyn}}.

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From {{etyl|cel-pro|cy}} {{recons|merkā|lang=cel-pro}} (compare Cornish {{term|myrgh|lang=kw}}, {{term|mergh|lang=kw}}, Breton {{term|merc'h|lang=br}}), from {{etyl|ine-pro|cy}} {{recons|méri̯o||boy, girl|lang=ine-pro}} (compare {{etyl|gd|-}} {{term|smarach||lad|lang=gd}}, Latin {{term|maritus|marītus|husband|lang=la}}, Ancient Greek {{term|μεῖραξ||boy, girl|tr=meĩrax|sc=polytonic|lang=grc}}, Old Armenian {{term|մարի|tr=mari|lang=xcl}}). Related to {{l|cy|morwyn}}.

   
 

===Noun===

 

===Noun===


Latest revision as of 23:33, 22 June 2013

See also Merch., and merc'h

Contents

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

merch (uncountable)

  1. (slang) merchandise
    • 2007 February 15, Eric Wilson, "Babes in Label Land":
      His playful point of view on youthful American sportswear, expressed in boxy mohair jackets with graphic resin bubble buttons and tomboy T-shirt dresses in superfine chiffon as bright as tangerine sorbet, is backed up with what stores would describe as the merch: easy scoop-neck cashmere sweaters in a mix of colors, lightweight T-shirts and sheared mink Army caps.

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *merkā (compare Cornish myrgh, mergh, Breton merc'h), from Proto-Indo-European *méri̯o ("boy, girl") (compare Scottish Gaelic smarach ("lad"), Latin marītus ("husband"), Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meĩrax, "boy, girl"), Old Armenian մարի (mari)). Related to morwyn.

Noun[edit]

merch f (plural merched

  1. daughter
  2. girl, maiden.

Coordinate terms[edit]

  • mab ("son")
  • mam ("mother")
  • tad ("father")

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
merch ferch unchanged unchanged

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