mārga

See also: marga and Marga

Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic [Term?], of uncertain origin.

A proposed relation is Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape”). If correct, the semantic shift would be "shape" > "beautiful shape" > "lass".

Cognates include Latvian mērga, Lithuanian merga (whence mergina) and Old Prussian mergo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmaːrɡa/
Hyphenation: mār‧ga

Noun

mārga f

bride
(archaic) daughter
(archaic) girl, lass

Declension

Declension of mārga (class IV noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	mārga	mārgys
genitive	mārgys	mārgu
dative	mārgai	mārgom
accusative	mārgu	mārgys
locative	mārgā	mārguos

Synonyms

(daughter): meita
(girl, lass): meita

Coordinate terms

jaunikis (“broom”)

References

A. Andronov; L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 10
Wojciech Smoczyński (2021) , “mergà”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego

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