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marish

/ˈmeɹɪʃ/MEH-rish
/ˈmɛɹɪʃ/MEH-rish

Meaninga marsh

Common meaning: marshy ground

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchmaresgs‘a marsh’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsa marsh → with the same sensemareis‘with the same sense’source
  3. Middle Englishmeaning shiftswith the same sense → marshmareis‘marsh’source
  4. Englishmarish‘marshy ground’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French maresgs ‘a marsh’.

Roots

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