merrie

See also: Merrie

Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *meria (compare Old High German meriha), from Proto-Germanic *marhijō. Cognate with West Frisian merje, German Mähre, English mare.

Pronunciation

merrie (file)

Noun

merrie f (plural merries, diminutive merrietje n)

A mare, female equine (mostly horse)

Coordinate terms

hengst m (stallion)

Derived terms

merriebron
merriemelk
merriepaard n
merrieveulen n, merriekachtel n
merriewreen f
stamboekmerrie f

Related terms

maarschalk m

See also

nachtmerrie f (not related, but connected through folk etymology)
veulen n (foal)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.