mathais

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Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French mareis (“marsh”), from Frankish *marisk (“marsh, swamp”), from *mari (“lake, sea, moor”), from Proto-Indo-European *mari-, *mori- (“sea”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (Jersey)(file)

Noun[edit]

mathais m (plural mathais)

  1. (Jersey) marsh
    • 2010, Mêfie-té des Monstres: Tchiques légendes dé Jèrri, Jersey: Le Don Balleine, L'Office du Jèrriais, →ISBN, page 30:
      un tèrribl'ye dragon tchi d'muethait dans l'Marais d'Saint Louothains
      a terrible dragon that lived in the Marsh of Saint Louothains

Derived terms[edit]

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