merman en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English mereman, from Old English *meremann (“merman”) (suggested by Old English meremenn, meremennen, meremenin (“mermaid, siren”)), equivalent to mer- + man. Cognate with Dutch meerman (“merman”), German Meermann (“merman”).
Meanings
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A legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.
The meer man hath no feet but fins And this hath legs you see and shins.
1653, The Loves of Hero and Leander: A Mock Poem, London, page 19:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mermen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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ko 반어인 (legendary creature) · vi người cá (legendary creature) · sv havsman (legendary creature) · ja マーマン (legendary creature) · ja 半魚人 (legendary creature) · ca tritó (legendary creature) · fr triton (legendary creature) · sd جل مانس (legendary creature) · pt tritão (legendary creature) · fi vedenhaltija (legendary creature) · ko 어인 (legendary creature) · hi जलमानव (legendary creature) · ur جل مانس (legendary creature) · ar غرانق الماء (legendary creature) · la trito (legendary creature) · bg тритон (legendary creature) · de Wassermann (legendary creature) · ka ტრიტონი (legendary creature) · nl zeemeerman (legendary creature) · nl meerman (legendary creature) · is marbendill (legendary creature) · eo marviro (legendary creature) · da havmand (legendary creature) · fi vetehinen (legendary creature) · es tritón (legendary creature) · haw kāne hiʻu iʻa (legendary creature) · la semivir marinus (legendary creature) · cy morwas (legendary creature) · pt sereio (legendary creature) · la triton (legendary creature) · tr deniz erkeği (legendary creature) · no havmann (legendary creature) · hi जलमानुस (legendary creature) · fa دریامرد (legendary creature) · ka კაცთევზა (legendary creature) · ga murúch fir (legendary creature) · it tritone (legendary creature) · pl tryton (legendary creature) · tl siyokoy (legendary creature)