mereswine
English
/ˈmɪə(ɹ)ˌswaɪn/
noun
Definitions
- (rare) A porpoise or dolphin.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English mereswin (dolphin, porpoise) inherited from Old English mereswīn (porpoise, dolphin) inherited from *mariswīn inherited from Proto-Germanic *mariswīną (dolphin, porpoise, sea pig, cetacean, dolphin porpoise) com from English mere#Etymology_1 + English swine#Etymology_1.
Origin
English
swine#Etymology_1
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mere#Etymology_1 English
- porpoise English
- swine#Etymology_1 English
- Meerschwein German
- marsouin French
- *mariswīną Proto-Germanic
- mereswin Old English
- mereswīn Old English
- mereswin Middle English
- porpeys Middle English
- marsvín Old Norse
- marsuin Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- พอร์พอยส์ Thai
- meriswīn Old High German
- *mariswīn gmw-pro
- *mariswīn Frankish
- machwen Antillean Creole