mervel

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton meruel, from Proto-Brythonic *marwọd, from Proto-Celtic *marwāti, from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (to die). Cognate with Cornish merwel.

Verb

mervel

  1. (intransitive) to die

Inflection

Mutation of mervel
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed
mervel vervel unchanged unchanged vervel

Conjugation

Conjugation of mervel
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
indicative present marvan marvez marv marvomp marvit marvont marver
preterite marvis marvjout marvas marvjomp marvjoc'h marvjont marvjod
imperfect marven marves marve marvemp marvec'h marvent marved
future marvin marvi marvo marvimp marvot marvint marvor
subjunctive present marvfen marvfes marvfe marvfemp marvfec'h marvfent marvfed
imperfect marvjen marvjes marvje marvjemp marvjec'h marvjent marvjed
imperative marv marvet marvomp marvit marvent
non-finite forms present participle past participle
o vervel marvet (auxiliary verb: bezañ)

Derived terms

  • ar re varv
  • marv
  • marvel
  • marvet
  • marvor
  • mervel gant an naon
  • merventez
  • merventi
  • taol ar marv

Middle English

Adjective

mervel

  1. alternative form of merveile