marsh
Meaning
An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass.
Synonyms
quag
muddy place
salt pond
moist meadow
miry place
wet meadow
swampy ground
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/mɑɹʃ/
Etymology
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 and morass. Cognate with West Frisian mersk, Dutch meers (“grassland, meadow”) and Dutch moeras, German Marsch. More at mere.
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