"merkā" meaning in Proto-Celtic

See merkā in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *merkeh₂ (“girl”), from *mer- (“boy, girl”). Compare Scottish Gaelic smarach (“lad”), Latin marītus (“husband”), Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meîrax, “girl”), Old Armenian մարի (mari, “hen”)), Sanskrit मर्य (marya, “young man, suitor”), Lithuanian mergà (“girl”). Etymology templates: {{inh|cel-pro|ine-pro||*merkeh₂|t=girl}} Proto-Indo-European *merkeh₂ (“girl”), {{cog|gd|smarach|t=lad}} Scottish Gaelic smarach (“lad”), {{cog|la|marītus|t=husband}} Latin marītus (“husband”), {{cog|grc|μεῖραξ|t=girl}} Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meîrax, “girl”), {{cog|xcl|մարի|t=hen}} Old Armenian մարի (mari, “hen”), {{cog|sa|मर्य|t=young man, suitor}} Sanskrit मर्य (marya, “young man, suitor”), {{cog|lt|mergà|t=girl}} Lithuanian mergà (“girl”) Head templates: {{head|cel-pro|noun|cat2=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} *merkā f Inflection templates: {{cel-decl-noun-a-f|merk}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], merkā [nominative, singular], merkai [dual, nominative], merkās [nominative, plural], merkā [singular, vocative], merkai [dual, vocative], merkās [plural, vocative], merkam [accusative, singular], merkai [accusative, dual], merkāms [accusative, plural], merkās [genitive, singular], merkous [dual, genitive], merkom [genitive, plural], merkāi [dative, singular], merkābom [dative, dual], merkābos [dative, plural], merkai [locative, singular], - [dual, locative], - [locative, plural], - [instrumental, singular], merkābim [dual, instrumental], merkābis [instrumental, plural]
  1. girl, maiden Wikipedia link: Brill Publishers Tags: feminine, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-merkā-cel-pro-noun-Uc7njo3n Categories (other): Proto-Celtic entries with incorrect language header

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      "text": "Proto-Brythonic: *merx"
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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        "dual"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        ]
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      ],
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        "Brill Publishers"
      ]
    }
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}
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        }
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        }
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    },
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        }
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        "class"
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      "form": "merkā",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
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        "dual",
        "nominative"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "merkā",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "form": "merkai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "form": "merkās",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merkāi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "merkābom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "dual"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "merkābos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "locative"
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        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "merkābim",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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}

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