merze

Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • Inherited from Old High German merzo, borrowed from Latin Mārtius, from Mārs + -ius.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈmert͡sə/

    Noun

    merze m

    1. March

    Declension

    Declension of merze (weak masculine)
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein dër merze die merzen
    genitive eines dës merzen dër merzen
    dative eime dëm merzen dën merzen
    accusative einen dën merzen die merzen

    Descendants

    • Bavarian:
    • German: März, Märze, Merz, Merze (obsolete)
    • Pennsylvania German: Marz, Matz, Maerz
    • Yiddish: מאַרץ (marts)
    • → Polish: marzec
    • → Old Slovak: marec

    See also

    Gregorian calendar monthsedit

    References

    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “MERZE”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
    • "merze" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)
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