merking

English

Etymology

From mer- +‎ king.

Noun

merking (plural merkings)

1. A mermaid king; the king of the merfolk.
   • 2002, Sarah Hines Stephen, Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid: And Other Stories:

     The merking's castle stood in the very deepest spot. The palace walls were made of coral. The roof was oyster shells. And the windows stood open to let the fish swim in and out.

Icelandic

Etymology

From merkja +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛr̥ciŋk/
• Rhymes: -ɛr̥ciŋk

Noun

merking f (genitive singular merkingar, nominative plural merkingar)

1. meaning, sense
2. (uncountable) marking, labelling

Declension

Declension of merking (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	merking	merkingin	merkingar	merkingarnar
accusative	merkingu	merkinguna	merkingar	merkingarnar
dative	merkingu	merkingunni	merkingum	merkingunum
genitive	merkingar	merkingarinnar	merkinga	merkinganna

Derived terms

• merkingarlaus
• merkingarleysi

Further reading

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