mermaid
Significado (Inglés)
- A mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.
- Coloured a brilliant turquoise.
- (obsolete) A prostitute.
Sinónimos
Traducións
sirène
sirena
sirena
zeemeermin
Seejungfrau
sereia Wassernixe
denizkızı
γοργόναFrecuencia
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ˈmɜːˌmeɪd/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)
In summary
From Middle English mermayde (“maid of the sea”), from mere (“sea, lake”) + maid, equivalent to mer- + maid. Cognate with Dutch meermeid (“mermaid”), Middle High German mermaget, mermeit (“mermaid”, > German Meermagd, Meermädchen (“mermaid”)). Compare Old English meremenn, meremennen, meremenin (“mermaid, siren”).
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