OrigoFrom Celtic, probably Gaulish (Pliny). The word has been compared to Breton marg as well as the placename Margidinum; compare Welsh marian (“rocks, pebbles, grit”) from Proto-Brythonic *marɣ-, but probably ultimately of Pre-Celtic substrate origin. Compare Aldo murgia.
- declension-1, femininemarl
Formaemargae(genitive) · marga(nominative, singular) · margae(nominative, plural) · margae(genitive, singular) · margārum(genitive, plural) · margae(dative, singular) · margīs(dative, plural) · margam(accusative, singular) · margās(accusative, plural) · margā(ablative, singular) · margīs(ablative, plural) · marga(singular, vocative) · margae(plural, vocative)
Fons: Vicitionarium