mergur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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mergur m (genitive singular mergjar, no plural)

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

Declension

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    Declension of mergur
m-s2 singular
indefinite definite
nominative mergur mergurinn
accusative merg merginn
dative merg mergnum
genitive mergjar mergjarins
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