merrie
See also: Merrie
Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *meria (compare Old High German meriha), from Proto-Germanic *marhijō. Cognate with West Frisian merje, German Mähre, English mare.
Pronunciation
merrie (file)
Noun
merrie f (plural merries, diminutive merrietje n)
- A mare, female equine (mostly horse)
Coordinate terms
- hengst m (stallion)
Derived terms
- merriebron
- merriemelk
- merriepaard n
- merrieveulen n, merriekachtel n
- merriewreen f
- stamboekmerrie f
Related terms
- maarschalk m
See also
- nachtmerrie f (not related, but connected through folk etymology)
- veulen n (foal)