merze

Middle High German

Alternative forms

• merz

Etymology

From Old High German merzo, borrowed from Latin Mārtius, from Mārs + -ius.

Noun

merze m

1. March

Declension

Declension of merze (masculine, weak)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	dër	merze	die	merzen
genitive	eines	dës	merzen	dër	merzen
dative	einem	dëm	merzen	dën	merzen
accusative	einen	dën	merzen	die	merzen

Descendants

• Bavarian:
  • Cimbrian: mèertzo
  • Mòcheno: merz
• German: März, Märze, Merz, Merze (obsolete)
  • → Estonian: märts
  • → Hebrew: מרץ (merts)
  • → Hunsrik: Merz
  • → Luxembourgish: Mäerz
  • → Luxembourgish: Mäerz
• Pennsylvania German: Marz, Matz, Maerz
• Yiddish: מאַרץ (marts)

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) jener, febrer, merze, aberelle, meie, [Term?], [Term?], ougeste, september, october, november, december ^{(Category: gmh:Gregorian calendar months)}

References

• Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “MERZE”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
• "merze" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)