mergur

Icelandic

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛrkʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɛrkʏr

Noun

mergur m (genitive singular mergjar, no plural)

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

Declension

Declension of mergur (sg-only masculine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative mergur mergurinn
accusative merg merginn
dative merg mergnum
genitive mergjar mergjarins
  • brjóta til mergjar, kryfja til mergjar
  • mergur málsins
  • nísta í gegnum merg og bein
  • standa á gömlum merg
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