margh
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Cornish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Brythonic *marx, from Proto-Celtic *markos.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]margh m (plural mergh)
Usage notes
[edit]- This word mutates irregularly to vergh in the plural after the definite article. It shares this behaviour with men (“stone”) and no other word.
Derived terms
[edit]- kelyon margh (“gadflies”)
- margh asen (“jackass”)
- margh leska (“rocking horse”)
- margh skrifa (“easel”)
Mutation
[edit] Mutation of margh
| Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
| margh | vargh | unchanged | unchanged | fargh | vargh |
Middle English
[edit]Noun
[edit]margh
- Alternative form of marow
Categories:
- Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Cornish terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Cornish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Cornish lemmas
- Cornish nouns
- Cornish masculine nouns
- kw:Horses
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns