Merlin

Merlin

See also: merlin and Merlín

English

Etymology

From Middle English Merlyon, from Medieval Latin Merlinus and Old French Merlin, from Proto-Brythonic *Mor-ðin (literally “sea-hill”), from Proto-Celtic *mori (“sea”) + *dūnom (“stronghold, rampart”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɝlɪn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɜːlɪn/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)lɪn

Proper noun

Merlin

1. A wizard in the Arthurian legend.
2. A census-designated place in Josephine County, Oregon, United States.

Translations

Wizard in Arthurian legend

Arabic: مرلين‎ m Armenian: Մեռլին (Meṙlin) Breton: Merzhin m, Myrdhin Catalan: Merlí m Chinese: Mandarin: 梅林 (zh) (Méilín), 魔灵 (Mólíng), 密林 (zh) (Mìlín), 默林 (Mòlín), 墨林 (zh) (Mòlín), 穆林 (Mùlín) Cornish: Marzhin Dutch: Merlijn (nl) m Finnish: Merlin (fi) French: Merlin (fr) m Old French: Merlin m German: Merlin (de) m Greek: Μέρλιν m (Mérlin), Μέρλιν ο Μάγος m (Mérlin o Mágos) Hebrew: מרלין‎ m Italian: Merlino m, mago Merlino m Japanese: マーリン (Mārin) Korean: 멀린 (meollin) Latin: Merlinus m Persian: please add this translation if you can Polish: Merlin (pl) m Portuguese: Merlin m, Merlim m Romanian: Merlin m Russian: Ме́рлин (ru) m (Mérlin) Spanish: Merlín m Thai: เมอร์ลิน Ukrainian: Мерлін n (Merlin) Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can Welsh: Myrddin m Western Panjabi: مرلن‎

Further reading

• Merlin at OneLook Dictionary Search
• “Merlin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
• “Merlin”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
• “Merlin”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “Merlin” (US) / “Merlin” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Milner, limner

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Merlim

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Merlin.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /meʁˈlĩ/ [meɦˈlĩ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /meʁˈlĩ/ [meɦˈlĩ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /meɾˈlĩ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /meʁˈlĩ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /meɻˈlĩ/

Proper noun

Merlin m

1. (Arthurian legend) Merlin (wizard who helped Arthur)

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Welsh

Proper noun

Merlin

1. Nasal mutation of Berlin.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Berlin	Ferlin	Merlin	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.