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mathais

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Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French mareis (marsh), from Frankish *marisk (marsh, swamp), from *mari (lake, sea, moor), from Proto-Indo-European *mari-, *mori- (sea).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Jersey):(file)

Noun

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mathais m (plural mathais)

  1. (Jersey) marsh
    • 2010, Mêfie-té des Monstres: Tchiques légendes dé Jèrri, Jersey: Le Don Balleine, L'Office du Jèrriais, →ISBN, page 30:
      un tèrribl'ye dragon tchi d'muethait dans l'Marais d'Saint Louothains
      a terrible dragon that lived in the Marsh of Saint Louothains

Derived terms

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