merki

Etymology

From Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”), from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“edge, boundary, border”).

Noun

merki n (genitive singular merkis, plural merki or merkir)

1. sign, mark

   leggja til merkis

   to notice

2. banner, flag
3. Merkið, the Faroese flag

Etymology

From Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”), from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“edge, boundary, border”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛr̥.cɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɛr̥cɪ

Noun

merki n (genitive singular merkis, nominative plural merki)

1. sign, signal, symbol

   Synonyms: tákn, mark

2. logo

   Synonym: lógó

3. traffic sign

   Synonym: umferðarmerki

4. (astrology) astrological sign

   Synonym: stjörnumerki

5. gesture, sign

   Synonym: bending

References

• “merki” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish mærki, from Old Norse merki. Cognates include Finnish merkki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmerki/
• Hyphenation: mer‧ki
• Rhymes: -erki

Noun

merki (genitive merkin, partitive merkii)

1. mark, sign
2. symbol
3. sign, omen

References

• Tatjana Boiko (2019) “merki”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *markiją, related to *markō (see Old Norse mǫrk).

Noun

merki n

1. standard, banner
2. boundary

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “merki”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch melk.

Noun

merki

1. milk

Verb

merki

1. to milk