mathais

See also: Mathais

Norman

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Audio (Jersey) (file)

Noun

mathais m (plural mathais)

(Jersey) marsh
- 2010, Le Don Balleine, Mêfie-Te Des Monstres, →ISBN Invalid 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

mathaîtchet (“small marsh”)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.