marsh

(Anglais)

An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants. (Compare swamp, bog, fen.)

Fréquence

C1
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/mɑɹʃ/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

From Middle English merssh, from Old English mersċ, merisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *marisk, derived from *mari, equivalent to mere (“sea, body of water”) + -ish. Doublet of marish, morass, and merse. Cognate with West Frisian mersk, Dutch meers (“grassland, meadow”) and Dutch moeras, German Marsch. More at mere.

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