merki

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”), from Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”).

Noun

merki n (genitive singular merkis, plural merki or merkir)

  1. sign, mark
  2. banner, flag
  3. Merkið, the Faroese flag

Declension
n25 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative merki merkið merki(r) merkini
Accusative merki merkið merki(r) merkini
Dative merki merkinum merkjum merkjunum
Genitive merkis merkisins merkja merkjanna

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”), from Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛr̥cɪ/
    Rhymes: -ɛr̥cɪ

Noun

merki n (genitive singular merkis, nominative plural merki)

  1. sign, mark
  2. banner

Declension
declension of merki
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative merki merkið merki merkin
accusative merki merkið merki merkin
dative merki merkinu merkjum merkjunum
genitive merkis merkisins merkja merkjanna

Derived terms

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Noun

merki n

  1. boundary

Descendants

References
  • merki in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch melk.

Noun

merki

  1. milk
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