merman

English

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”).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɜː(r)mən

Noun

merman (plural mermen)

A legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.

Synonyms

merguy

Hypernyms

merperson

Hyponyms

Translations

Catalan: tritó m
Danish: havmand c
Dutch: meerman (nl) m
Finnish: vetehinen (fi)
French: triton (fr) m
Hawaiian: kāne hiʻu iʻa

Irish: murúch fir f
Italian: tritone (it) m
Latin: trito m, semivir marinus, triton m
Portuguese: tritão (pt) m, sereio (pt) m
Spanish: tritón (es) m
Tagalog: siyokoy

Spanish

Verb

merman

Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of mermar.
Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of mermar.

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