Meanings
marsh1
Marsh2
proper noun
- A topographic surname from Middle English for someone living by a marsh.
- A number of places in England:
- A hamlet in Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh parish, Buckinghamshire, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SP8109).
- A small village in Yarcombe parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST2510).
- A small suburb of Oxenhope, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0235).
- A suburb of Cleckheaton, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1925).
- A western suburb of Huddersfield, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1217).
Synonyms & antonyms
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nounlow-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
Broader
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mer-?
- Proto-Indo-European*móri
- Proto-Germanic*mari
- Proto-West Germanic*mari
- Proto-West Germanic*marisk
- Old Englishmersċ
- Middle Englishmersch
- Englishmarsh
From Middle English mersch, from Old English mersċ, merisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *marisk, derived from *mari, equivalent to mere (“sea, body of water”) + -ish. Doublet of marish, morass, and merse. Cognate with West Frisian mersk, Dutch meers (“grassland, meadow”) and Dutch moeras, German Marsch. More at mere.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans moeras
- moerasarea of low, wet land
Ancient Greek ἕλος, τέλμα
- ἕλος (hélos)area of low, wet land
- τέλμα (télma)area of low, wet land
Arabic نَعْصَة, مُسْتَنْقَع
- نَعْصَة (naʕṣa)area of low, wet land
- مُسْتَنْقَع (mustanqaʕ)area of low, wet land
Basque zingira
- zingiraarea of low, wet land
Bulgarian блато, мочурище
- блато (blato)area of low, wet land
- мочурище (močurište)area of low, wet land
- тресавище (tresavište)area of low, wet land
Catalan aiguamoll, marjal
- aiguamollarea of low, wet land
- marjalarea of low, wet land
Chinese Mandarin 沼澤 /沼泽
- 沼澤 /沼泽 (zhǎozé)area of low, wet land
Czech bažina, močál
- bažinaarea of low, wet land
- močálarea of low, wet land
- mokřadarea of low, wet land
Danish mose
- mosearea of low, wet land
Dutch moeras, broek
- moerasarea of low, wet land
- broekarea of low, wet land
- moerarea of low, wet land
Esperanto marĉo
- marĉoarea of low, wet land
Estonian lodu
- loduarea of low, wet land
Finnish marskimaa, suo
- marskimaaarea of low, wet land
- suoarea of low, wet land
French marais
- maraisarea of low, wet land
German Marsch, Moor
- Marscharea of low, wet land
- Moorarea of low, wet land
- Sumpfarea of low, wet land
- Sumpfgebietarea of low, wet land
- Sumpflandarea of low, wet land
- Brucharea of low, wet land
Greek έλος, βάλτος
- έλος (élos)area of low, wet land
- βάλτος (váltos)area of low, wet land
Hebrew ביצה
- ביצה (bitza)area of low, wet land
Hungarian mocsár, láp
- mocsárarea of low, wet land
- láparea of low, wet land
Icelandic mýri
- mýriarea of low, wet land
Indonesian paya, rawa
- payaarea of low, wet land
- rawaarea of low, wet land
- rawa-rawaarea of low, wet land
Irish corcach, corrach
- corcacharea of low, wet land
- corracharea of low, wet land
- eanacharea of low, wet land
- riascarea of low, wet land
- seascannarea of low, wet land
Italian palude
- paludearea of low, wet land
Japanese 湿地, 湿原
- 湿地 (shitchi)area of low, wet land
- 湿原 (shitsugen)area of low, wet land
Korean 습지, 늪지
- 습지 (seupji)area of low, wet land
- 늪지 (neupji)area of low, wet land
- 소택 (sotaek)area of low, wet land
Latin palūs, lāma
- palūsarea of low, wet land
- lāmaarea of low, wet land
Latvian purvs, purvājs
- purvsarea of low, wet land
- purvājsarea of low, wet land
- muklājsarea of low, wet land
- staignumsarea of low, wet land
Lithuanian pelkė
- pelkėarea of low, wet land
Malay rawa, rawang
- rawaarea of low, wet land
- rawangarea of low, wet land
- payaarea of low, wet land
Norwegian mersk
- merskarea of low, wet land
Norwegian Bokmål myr, kjerr
- myrarea of low, wet land
- kjerrarea of low, wet land
Persian مانداب, مرداب
- مانداب (mândâb)area of low, wet land
- مرداب (mordâb)area of low, wet land
- هور (howr)area of low, wet land
Polish bagno, moczar
- bagnoarea of low, wet land
- moczararea of low, wet land
- mokradłoarea of low, wet land
- błotoarea of low, wet land
Portuguese marisma, pântano
- marismaarea of low, wet land
- pântanoarea of low, wet land
- alvercaarea of low, wet land
Romanian mlaștină
- mlaștinăarea of low, wet land
Russian боло́то
- боло́то (bolóto)area of low, wet land
Scottish Gaelic lèana, boglach
- lèanaarea of low, wet land
- boglacharea of low, wet land
Slovak močiar
- močiararea of low, wet land
Spanish ciénaga, marisma
- ciénagaarea of low, wet land
- marismaarea of low, wet land
- pantanoarea of low, wet land
- ciénegaarea of low, wet land
- marjalarea of low, wet land
- almarjalarea of low, wet land
- armajalarea of low, wet land
Swedish kärr
- kärrarea of low, wet land
Tagalog lati
- latiarea of low, wet land
Turkish bataklık
- bataklıkarea of low, wet land
Ukrainian багно́, боло́то
- багно́ (bahnó)area of low, wet land
- боло́то (bolóto)area of low, wet land
Vietnamese đồng lầy, cánh đồng lầy
- đồng lầyarea of low, wet land
- cánh đồng lầyarea of low, wet land
- vùng đồng lầyarea of low, wet land
Welsh cors
- corsarea of low, wet land
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with marsh
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APA
marsh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsh
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“marsh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsh. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marsh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marsh.
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