merde
French
intj
Definitions
- (vulgar) shit!, crap!
- (theatre) break a leg!
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French merde (shit) inherited from Old French merde (shit) inherited from Latin merda(m), merda (shit) inherited from Proto-Italic *(s)merdā derived from Proto-Indo-European *smerd-h₂- (stench).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*smerd-h₂-
Gloss
stench
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- merde English
- mierda English
- merda Latin
- merda(m), merda Latin
- merda Italian
- merdaccia Italian
- merdaio Italian
- merdone Italian
- merdoso Italian
- merder French
- merdeux French
- merdier French
- merdique French
- merdiquer French
- écrase-merde French
- écraser French
- mierda Spanish, Castilian
- mierdoso Spanish, Castilian
- ruedamierda Spanish, Castilian
- *(s)merd-h₂-, *(s)merd- Proto-Indo-European
- *smerd-h₂- Proto-Indo-European
- merda Portuguese
- merde Old French
- merda Catalan, Valencian
- merder Catalan, Valencian
- merdós Catalan, Valencian
- merde Middle French
- merdu Aromanian
- merde Alemannic German
- *(s)merdā Proto-Italic
- mierda Old Spanish
- merda Interlingua