Mercher

See also: mercher and Merc'her

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh Merchyr, from Proto-Brythonic *Merxür, borrowed from Latin Mercurius. Compare Breton Merc'her, Cornish Merher.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛrχɛr/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛrχar/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛrχɛr/
• Rhymes: -ɛrχɛr

Proper noun

Mercher m

2. Mercury (planet)
3. Mercury (Roman god)

Derived terms

• dydd Mercher

See also

• mercwri (“mercury, quicksilver”)

Solar System in Welsh · Cysawd yr Haul (layout · text)
Star	yr Haul
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Mercher	Gwener	y Ddaear	Mawrth	Ceres	Iau	Sadwrn	Wranws	Neifion	Plwton	Eris
Notable moons	—	—	y Lleuad	Phobos Deimos	—	Io Ewropa Ganymede Callisto	Mimas Enceladws Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetws	Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon	Triton	Charon	Dysnomia

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Mercher	Fercher	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.