"merperson" meaning in All languages combined

See merperson on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: merpersons [plural], merpeople [plural]
Etymology: From mer- + person. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mer|person}} mer- + person Head templates: {{en-noun|s|merpeople}} merperson (plural merpersons or merpeople)
  1. A mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half. Categories (topical): Merpeople, Mythological creatures Translations (mythological creature): 人魚 (Chinese Mandarin), 人鱼 (rényú) (Chinese Mandarin), ondin [masculine] (French), 人魚 (ningyo) (alt: にんぎょ) (Japanese), 인어 (ineo) (Korean), ເງືອກ (ngư̄ak) (Lao), triton (Latin), siren (Latin), syrena [feminine] (Polish), русалка (rusalka) [feminine] (Russian), เงือก (ngʉ̂ʉak) (Thai)

Inflected forms

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        "A mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half."
      ],
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        {
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mergirl"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "merlady"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mermaid"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mermaiden"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "merwoman"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "merboy"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "merguy"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "merlad"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "merman"
        },
        {
          "sense": "parent",
          "word": "merfather"
        },
        {
          "sense": "parent",
          "word": "mermother"
        },
        {
          "sense": "young",
          "word": "merbaby"
        },
        {
          "sense": "young",
          "word": "merchild"
        },
        {
          "sense": "young",
          "word": "merkid"
        },
        {
          "sense": "young",
          "word": "merteen"
        },
        {
          "sense": "spouse",
          "word": "merhusband"
        },
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          "sense": "spouse",
          "word": "merwife"
        }
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          "mythological",
          "mythological"
        ],
        [
          "creature",
          "creature"
        ],
        [
          "human",
          "human"
        ],
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ],
        [
          "arms",
          "arms"
        ],
        [
          "torso",
          "torso"
        ],
        [
          "piscine",
          "piscine"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "mythological creature",
          "word": "人魚"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "rényú",
          "sense": "mythological creature",
          "word": "人鱼"
        },
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "mythological creature",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ondin"
        },
        {
          "alt": "にんぎょ",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ningyo",
          "sense": "mythological creature",
          "word": "人魚"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "ineo",
          "sense": "mythological creature",
          "word": "인어"
        },
        {
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "ngư̄ak",
          "sense": "mythological creature",
          "word": "ເງືອກ"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "mythological creature",
          "word": "triton"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "mythological creature",
          "word": "siren"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "mythological creature",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "syrena"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rusalka",
          "sense": "mythological creature",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "русалка"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "ngʉ̂ʉak",
          "sense": "mythological creature",
          "word": "เงือก"
        }
      ]
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "merlady"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "mermaid"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mermaiden"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "merwoman"
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      "word": "merboy"
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "merguy"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "merlad"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "merman"
    },
    {
      "sense": "parent",
      "word": "merfather"
    },
    {
      "sense": "parent",
      "word": "mermother"
    },
    {
      "sense": "young",
      "word": "merbaby"
    },
    {
      "sense": "young",
      "word": "merchild"
    },
    {
      "sense": "young",
      "word": "merkid"
    },
    {
      "sense": "young",
      "word": "merteen"
    },
    {
      "sense": "spouse",
      "word": "merhusband"
    },
    {
      "sense": "spouse",
      "word": "merwife"
    }
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        "en:Mythological creatures"
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        "A mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half."
      ],
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          "mythological",
          "mythological"
        ],
        [
          "creature",
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        ],
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          "human",
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        ],
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ],
        [
          "arms",
          "arms"
        ],
        [
          "torso",
          "torso"
        ],
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          "piscine",
          "piscine"
        ]
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "word": "人魚"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "rényú",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "word": "人鱼"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ondin"
    },
    {
      "alt": "にんぎょ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ningyo",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "word": "人魚"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ineo",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "word": "인어"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "ngư̄ak",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "word": "ເງືອກ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "word": "triton"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "word": "siren"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "syrena"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rusalka",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "русалка"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "ngʉ̂ʉak",
      "sense": "mythological creature",
      "word": "เงือก"
    }
  ],
  "word": "merperson"
}

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