moeras
Afrikaans
/muˈras/
noun
Definitions
- swamp, morass
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish moeras (swamp, marsh, fen) inherited from Middle Dutch marasch (marsh) derived from Old French mareis (marsh).
Origin
Old French
mareis
Gloss
marsh
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
沼
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- morass English
- mariscus Latin
- moeras Dutch, Flemish
- moerasboot Dutch, Flemish
- moerashert Dutch, Flemish
- moeraskat Dutch, Flemish
- moerasschildpad Dutch, Flemish
- moerassig Dutch, Flemish
- mareis Old French
- marasch Middle Dutch
- marais Middle French
- *marisk gmw-pro
- *marisk Frankish