Margell

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German Margell, from Old Prussian merga (“virgin”) or a related word; compare Lithuanian mergelė (“girl”).

Pronunciation

  • (Prussia) IPA(key): [marˈʝɛl] (as this is a dialectal word, there is no standard pronunciation)

Noun

Margell f (genitive Margell, plural Margellen, diminutive Margellchen n)

  1. (uncommon, dialectal, originally Prussia) a girl
    • 2004, Arno Surminski, Vaterland ohne Väter, page 294:
      Eine Margell, gerade mal zehn Jahre alt, sagte das Gedicht »Deutscher Rat« von Robert Reinick auf.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

  • In the spelling with j, an -s plural (Marjells) is also attested.

Declension

Declension of Margell [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Margell die Margellen
genitive einer der Margell der Margellen
dative einer der Margell den Margellen
accusative eine die Margell die Margellen

German Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Prussian merga (“virgin”) or a related word; compare Lithuanian mergelė (“girl”).

Pronunciation

  • (Prussian) IPA(key): [marˈʝɛl]

Noun

Margell f (diminutive Margellke)

  1. (Low Prussian) girl
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