Mercher
WelshEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Welsh Merchyr, from Proto-Brythonic *Merxür, borrowed from Latin Mercurius. Compare Breton Merc'her, Cornish Merher.
PronunciationEdit
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈmɛrχɛr/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈmɛrχar/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɛrχɛr/
- Rhymes: -ɛrχɛr
Proper nounEdit
Mercher m
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- mercwri (“mercury, quicksilver”)
| Solar System in Welsh · Cysawd yr Haul (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
MutationEdit
| Welsh mutation | |||
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| 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. | |||