"merrow" meaning in All languages combined

See merrow on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: merrows [plural]
Etymology: Hiberno-English, from Irish murúch (“mermaid”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|murúch||mermaid}} Irish murúch (“mermaid”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} merrow (plural merrows)
  1. (Celtic mythology, mythology) A merman or mermaid in Scottish and Irish Gaelic folklore. Translations (Translations): merrow [feminine, masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-merrow-en-noun-US0CgWbq Categories (other): Celtic mythology, Mythological creatures, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Merpeople Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Merpeople: 96 4 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Forms: merrows [present, singular, third-person], merrowing [participle, present], merrowed [participle, past], merrowed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} merrow (third-person singular simple present merrows, present participle merrowing, simple past and past participle merrowed)
  1. (sewing) To overlock.
    Sense id: en-merrow-en-verb-EC55Zu5D Categories (other): Sewing Topics: business, manufacturing, sewing, textiles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ga",
        "3": "murúch",
        "4": "",
        "5": "mermaid"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish murúch (“mermaid”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hiberno-English, from Irish murúch (“mermaid”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "merrows",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "merrow (plural merrows)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Celtic mythology",
          "orig": "en:Celtic mythology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Mythological creatures",
          "orig": "en:Mythological creatures",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "95 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with French translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "96 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Merpeople",
          "orig": "en:Merpeople",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A merman or mermaid in Scottish and Irish Gaelic folklore."
      ],
      "id": "en-merrow-en-noun-US0CgWbq",
      "links": [
        [
          "Celtic",
          "Celtic"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "merman",
          "merman"
        ],
        [
          "mermaid",
          "mermaid"
        ],
        [
          "Scottish",
          "Scottish"
        ],
        [
          "Irish Gaelic",
          "Irish Gaelic"
        ],
        [
          "folklore",
          "folklore"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Celtic mythology",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Celtic mythology, mythology) A merman or mermaid in Scottish and Irish Gaelic folklore."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "merrow"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "merrow"
  ],
  "word": "merrow"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "merrows",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merrowing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merrowed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merrowed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "merrow (third-person singular simple present merrows, present participle merrowing, simple past and past participle merrowed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Sewing",
          "orig": "en:Sewing",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To overlock."
      ],
      "id": "en-merrow-en-verb-EC55Zu5D",
      "links": [
        [
          "sewing",
          "sewing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "overlock",
          "overlock"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sewing) To overlock."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "manufacturing",
        "sewing",
        "textiles"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "merrow"
  ],
  "word": "merrow"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Irish",
    "English verbs",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Translation table header lacks gloss",
    "en:Merpeople"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ga",
        "3": "murúch",
        "4": "",
        "5": "mermaid"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish murúch (“mermaid”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hiberno-English, from Irish murúch (“mermaid”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "merrows",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "merrow (plural merrows)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Celtic mythology",
        "en:Mythological creatures"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A merman or mermaid in Scottish and Irish Gaelic folklore."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Celtic",
          "Celtic"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "merman",
          "merman"
        ],
        [
          "mermaid",
          "mermaid"
        ],
        [
          "Scottish",
          "Scottish"
        ],
        [
          "Irish Gaelic",
          "Irish Gaelic"
        ],
        [
          "folklore",
          "folklore"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Celtic mythology",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Celtic mythology, mythology) A merman or mermaid in Scottish and Irish Gaelic folklore."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "merrow"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "merrow"
  ],
  "word": "merrow"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:Merpeople"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "merrows",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merrowing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merrowed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merrowed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "merrow (third-person singular simple present merrows, present participle merrowing, simple past and past participle merrowed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Sewing"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To overlock."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sewing",
          "sewing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "overlock",
          "overlock"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sewing) To overlock."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "manufacturing",
        "sewing",
        "textiles"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "merrow"
  ],
  "word": "merrow"
}

Download raw JSONL data for merrow meaning in All languages combined (2.4kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-05-08 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-05-01 using wiktextract (887c61b and 3d4dee6). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.