mergur

Icelandic

Etymology

FromOld Norsemergr,fromProto-Germanic*mazgaz<*mazgą,fromProto-Indo-European*mozgos,*mosgʰos.Compare Norwegianmerg,marg,Swedishmärg,Danishmarv,Dutchmerg,GermanMark,Englishmarrow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈmɛrkʏr/

  Rhymes:-ɛrkʏr

Noun

mergurm(genitive singularmergjar,no plural)

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

Declension

Declension ofmergur(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