From Middle Breton meruel, from Proto-Brythonic *marwọd, from Proto-Celtic *marwāti, from Proto-Indo-European *mer (“to die”). Cognate with Cornish merwel.
mervel
Personal forms | |||||||
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Indicative | Conditional | Imperative | |||||
Present | Imperfect | Preterite | Future | Present | Imperfect | ||
1s | marvan | marven | marvis | marvin | marvfen | marvjen | - |
2s | marvez | marves | marvjout | marvi | marvfes | marvjes | marv |
3s | marv | marve | marvas | marvo | marvfe | marvje | marvet |
1p | marvomp | marvemp | marvjomp | marvimp | marvfemp | marvjemp | marvomp |
2p | marvit | marvec'h | marvjoc'h | marvot | marvfec'h | marvjec'h | marvit |
3p | marvont | marvent | marvjont | marvint | marvfent | marvjent | marvent |
0 | marver | marved | marvjod | marvor | marvfed | marvjed | - |
Impersonal forms | Mutated forms | ||||||
Infinitive | mervel | Soft mutation after a | a varv- | ||||
Present participle | o vervel | Mixed mutation after e | e varv- | ||||
Past participle | marvet (auxiliary verb: bezañ) | Soft mutation after ne/na | ne/na varv- |
mervel