merki

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”), from Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”).

Noun

merki n (genitive singular merkis, plural merki or merkir)

1. sign, mark

   leggja til merkis

   to notice

2. banner, flag
3. Merkið, the Faroese flag

Declension

n25	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	merki	merkið	merki, merkir	merkini
accusative	merki	merkið	merki, merkir	merkini
dative	merki	merkinum	merkjum	merkjunum
genitive	merkis	merkisins	merkja	merkjanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”), from Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛr̥.cɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɛr̥cɪ

Noun

merki n (genitive singular merkis, nominative plural merki)

1. sign, signal, symbol

   Synonyms: tákn, mark

2. logo

   Synonym: lógó

3. traffic sign

   Synonym: umferðarmerki

4. (astrology) astrological sign

   Synonym: stjörnumerki

5. gesture, sign

   Synonym: bending

Declension

Declension of merki (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	merki	merkið	merki	merkin
accusative	merki	merkið	merki	merkin
dative	merki	merkinu	merkjum	merkjunum
genitive	merkis	merkisins	merkja	merkjanna

Derived terms

compounds

• aðalsmerki n
• greinarmerki n
• landamerki n
• nafnháttarmerki n
• stjörnumerki n
• strikamerki n
• umferðarmerki n

 

prefixed terms

• aðalmerki n

 

References

• “merki” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Livvi

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish mærki, from Old Norse merki. Cognates include Finnish merkki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmerki/
• Hyphenation: mer‧ki
• Rhymes: -erki

Noun

merki (genitive merkin, partitive merkii)

1. mark, sign
2. symbol
3. sign, omen

Derived terms

(compounds):

• pehmendysmerki

 

References

• Tatjana Boiko (2019) “merki”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *markiją, related to *markō (see Old Norse mǫrk).

Noun

merki n

1. standard, banner
2. boundary

Declension

  Declension of merki (strong ija-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	merki	merkit	merki	merkin
accusative	merki	merkit	merki	merkin
dative	merki	merkinu	merkjum	merkjunum
genitive	merkis	merkisins	merkja	merkjanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: merki
• Faroese: merki
• Norwegian: merke
• Old Swedish: mærke
  • Swedish: märke
  • → Finnish: merkki
  • → Livvi: merki
• Danish: mærke
• Old French: merc
  • ⇒ Norman: merque
  • ⇒ French: marque
• Irish: meirge

References

• “merki”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch melk.

Noun

merki

1. milk

Verb

merki

1. to milk