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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English merle, from Old French merle (French merle), from Latin merula (“blackbird”) (whence the directly borrowed Middle English merule, and compare the taxonomic name Turdus merula), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂mes- (“black, blackbird”). Compare Breton moualch (“ouzel”), Welsh mwyalch (“blackbird, thrush”). Distantly related to the synonymous ouzel.
Noun
merle (plural merles)
- The Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula.
- Any blackbird.
Translations
The Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula
Etymology 2
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Noun
merle (countable and uncountable, plural merles)
- A type of mottled coloration on dogs.
- A dog having this coloration.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Inherited from Latin merula, the word for the male blackbird being mostly female until the 16th century. Probable influence of the Late Latin masculine form merulus (compare Italian merlo, Spanish mirlo).
Pronunciation
Noun
merle m (plural merles, feminine merlesse or merlette)
- blackbird
- Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula)
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Italian
Pronunciation
Noun
merle f
- plural of merla
Middle English
Noun
merle
- Alternative form of marle