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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *merkeh₂ (“girl”), from *mer- (“boy, girl”).[1] 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”).
Noun
*merkā f
- girl, maiden
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*merkā
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*merkai
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*merkās
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| vocative
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*merkā
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*merkai
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*merkās
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| accusative
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*merkam
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*merkai
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*merkāns
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| genitive
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*merkās
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*merkous
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*merkom
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| dative
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*merkāi
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*merkābom
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*merkābos
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| locative
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*merkai
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*?
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*?
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| instrumental
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*?
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*merkābim
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*merkābis
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Descendants
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