/ˈmɛrlə/, [ˈmɛʁ.lə], [ˈmɛɐ̯.lə]
HerkunftFrom Middle High German merle, from Old High German merla, from Proto-West Germanic *merlā (“blackbird”). Doublet of Amsel (“blackbird”).
- dialectal, feminineblackbird
“Eine schlanke schmächtige Erle,
Da saßen wir oft in wachendem Traum
Und horchten dem Schlage der Merle;
Die hatte ihr struppiges Nest gebaut
Grad in der schwankenden Krone[.]” — A slim and slender alder,
There we often sat in waking dream
And listened to the blackbird’s cry;
She had built her scrubby nest
Right in the swaying top[.]
- feminine, proper-nouna female given name of modern usage
FormenMerle(genitive) · Merlen(plural) · Merle(nominative, singular) · Merlen(definite, nominative, plural) · Merle(genitive, singular) · Merlen(definite, genitive, plural) · Merle(dative, singular) · Merlen(dative, definite, plural) · Merle(accusative, singular) · Merlen(accusative, definite, plural) · Merles(genitive)