Marsh

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɑɹʃ/ US
• IPA: /mɑː(ɹ)ʃ/ UK
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ʃ

Origin

From Middle English mersh, mershe, from Old English merisc, mersc, from Proto-Germanic *mariskaz (cf. West Frisian mersk, Dutch meers ("grassland, meadow"), German Marsch), from *mari ‘mere’. More at mere.

Full definition of marsh

Noun

1. An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass.

Coordinate terms

• bog
• moor
• swamp

Derived terms

• marsh deer

Anagrams

• harms