marg
English
Etymology 1
Clipping of margarine.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)dʒ
Noun
marg (uncountable)
- (colloquial) Clipping of margarine.
Etymology 2
Clipping of margarita.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ɡ
Noun
marg (countable and uncountable, plural margs)
- (colloquial) Clipping of margarita (“cocktail with tequila, orange liqueur, and lime”).
- 2022, Jennifer Bonds, Catching Quinn:
- I'm wedged in between a couple of squealing woo girls who are guzzling margs like it's last call […]
Etymology 3
From Hindi मार्ग (mārg). Doublet of marga.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ɡ
Noun
marg (plural margs)
Usage notes
- Occasionally encountered in regions outside India that have large Indian populations. For example, Gobind Marg is a street in Bradford, England.
Anagrams
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmˠaɾˠəɡ/
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish marg,[1] from Old Norse mǫrk (“borderland”),[2] from Proto-Germanic *markō (“border, boundary”). Distantly related to brugh, a native Celtic word. Doublet of marc (“target”).
Noun
marg f (genitive singular mairge, nominative plural marga)
Declension
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Etymology 2
From Middle English mark,[3] from Old English marc and/or Old Norse mǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *marką (“mark, sign, stamp”). Doublet of marc (“mark, shilling”).
Noun
marg m (genitive singular mairg, nominative plural mairg)
- mark (“unit of currency”)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| marg | mharg | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 marg(g)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Marstrander, Carl J. S. (1915), Bidrag til det norske sprogs historie i Irland [Contributions to the history of the Norwegian language in Ireland] (in Norwegian), Kristiania: Jacob Dybwad, page 74
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 marg(g)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “marg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 717; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “marg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Latin margo (“edge, margin, limit”).
Noun
marg m (definite singular margen, indefinite plural marger, definite plural margene)
- (typography) a margin
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse mergr, from Proto-Germanic *mazgaz < *mazgą, from Proto-Indo-European *mozgos, *mosgʰos. Compare Icelandic mergur, Swedish märg, Danish marv, Dutch merg, German Mark, English marrow.
Noun
marg m (definite singular margen, indefinite plural marger, definite plural margene)
Derived terms
- gjennom marg og bein
- margbein
- margborer
- margfett
- margfull
- ryggmarg
See also
- merg (Nynorsk)
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Noun
marg m (definite singular margen, indefinite plural margar, definite plural margane)
- (typography) a margin
Related terms
Etymology 2
Noun
marg m (definite singular margen, indefinite plural margar, definite plural margane)
- (pre-1938) alternative form of merg
References
- “marg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Palula
Etymology
Borrowed from Urdu مَرْگ (marg), borrowed from Classical Persian مَرْگ (marg).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /marɡ/
Noun
marg m (Perso-Arabic spelling مرگ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | márg | margí |
| oblique | margí | margíim |
References
- Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “marg”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN