merla

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan (compare Occitan mèrla), from Latin merula (compare Spanish mierla, Italian merla, Romanian mierlă).

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɾ.lə/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛr.lə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɾ.la/

Noun

merla f (plural merles)

blackbird

Further reading

“merla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin merula.

Noun

merla f (plural merle, masculine merlo)

blackbird (hen)
(heraldry) martlet

Related terms

merlo

Etymology 2

Verb

merla

third-person singular present indicative of merlare
second-person singular imperative of merlare

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