"merla" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛr.la/ Forms: merle [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛrla Etymology: From Latin merula. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:inh|la:merula}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "merla", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="merla">, {{inh|it|la|merula}} Latin merula Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} merla f (plural merle)
  1. female equivalent of merlo (“blackbird”) Tags: feminine, form-of Form of: merlo (extra: blackbird)
    Sense id: en-merla-it-noun-ZRLTM-f6
  2. (heraldry) martlet Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-merla-it-noun-GfdgMBoj Categories (other): Heraldic charges, Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 37 63 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 30 70 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɛr.la/
Rhymes: -ɛrla Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} merla
  1. inflection of merlare:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: merlare
    Sense id: en-merla-it-verb-hF4FE9l6 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Thrushes Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 37 37 1 4 18 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 32 1 6 27 2 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 7 17 62 14 Disambiguation of Thrushes: 3 16 74 6
  2. inflection of merlare:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: merlare
    Sense id: en-merla-it-verb--rbrMtlZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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