merc'h in Breton

Forms: merc’h [canonical, feminine], merc’hed [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], merc'h [singular, unmutated], verc'h [mutation-soft, singular], merc'hed [plural, unmutated], verc'hed [mutation-soft, plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *merkā (“daughter”) (compare Welsh merch, Cornish mergh). Etymology templates: {{inh|br|cel-pro|*merkā||daughter}} Proto-Celtic *merkā (“daughter”), {{cog|cy|merch}} Welsh merch, {{cog|kw|mergh}} Cornish mergh Head templates: {{head|br|nouns|||plural|merc’hed||{{{p2}}}||{{{p3}}}||{{{d}}}||{{{c}}}||{{{s}}}||{{{s2}}}|f2accel-form=p|f5accel-form=d|f7accel-form=sgl|f8accel-form=s|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=merc’h|sort=}} merc’h f (plural merc’hed), {{br-noun|f|head=merc’h|p=merc’hed}} merc’h f (plural merc’hed)

Noun

Inflected forms

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"merc'h" meaning in Breton

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