mereswynとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Inherited from 古期英語 mereswīn, from Proto-West Germanic *mariswīn, from Proto-Germanic *mariswīną; equivalent to mere (“lake, sea”) +‎ swyn (“pig”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈmɛ̞ːr(ə)ˌswiːn/, /ˈmɛr(ə)ˌswiːn/

名詞

mereswyn (rare)

1. porpoise (cetacean of family Phocoenidae)

   Synonyms: (rare) brunswyn, porpeys

2. dolphin (cetacean of family Delphinidae)

   Synonym: delphyn

派生した語

• English: mereswine
• Scots: mereswine

参照

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Mere-swine”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VI, Part 2 (M–N), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 354, column 3.