English Explanatory Dictionary

marish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A marsh.
adj
  1. Marshy; growing in bogs or marshes.

Pronunciation

/ˈmaɹɪʃ/

Word forms

marish marishes marrish marys more marish most marish

Etymology

From Middle English mareys, marys, from Anglo-Norman mareis, mereis, or from Middle French mares, marest, both from Late Latin mariscus, from Proto-West Germanic *marisk (“marsh”). Doublet of marsh and morass.

Synonyms

boggy quaggy swampy

Derived words

marishness
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