mergur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mergr, from Proto-Germanic *mazgaz < *mazgą, from Proto-Indo-European *mozgos, *mosgʰos. Compare Norwegian merg, marg, Swedish märg, Danish marv, Dutch merg, German Mark, English marrow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛrkʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɛrkʏr

Noun

mergur m (genitive singular mergjar, no plural)

1. marrow
2. (biology) matrix (material or tissue in which more specialized structures are embedded)

Declension

Declension of mergur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	mergur	mergurinn
accusative	merg	merginn
dative	merg	mergnum
genitive	mergjar	mergjarins

Related terms

• brjóta til mergjar, kryfja til mergjar
• mergur málsins
• nísta í gegnum merg og bein
• standa á gömlum merg