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Webster 1828 Edition

Merlin

MER'LIN

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Noun.

A species of hawk of the genus Falco.

Definition 2025

Merlin

Merlin

See also: merlin and Merlín

English

Proper noun

Merlin

A wizard in the Arthurian legend.

Translations

Wizard in Arthurian legend

Arabic: مرلين m
Armenian: Մեռլին ‎(Meṙlin)
Breton: Merzhin m
Catalan: Merlí m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 梅林 (zh) ‎(Méilín), 魔灵 ‎(Mólíng), 密林 (zh) ‎(Mìlín), 默林 ‎(Mòlín), 墨林 (zh) ‎(Mòlín), 穆林 ‎(Mùlín)
Cornish: Marzhin
Dutch: Merlijn (nl) m
Finnish: Merlin (fi)
French: Merlin (fr) m
Old French : Merlin m
German: Merlin (de) m
Greek: Μέρλιν m ‎(Mérlin), Μέρλιν ο Μάγος m ‎(Mérlin o Mágos)
Hebrew: מרלין m

Italian: Merlino m, mago Merlino m
Japanese: マーリン ‎(Mārin)
Korean: 멀린 ‎(meollin)
Latin: Merlinus m
Persian:
Polish: Merlin (pl) m
Portuguese: Merlin m, Merlim m
Romanian: Merlin m
Russian: Ме́рлин m ‎(Mérlin)
Spanish: Merlín m
Thai: เมอร์ลิน
Ukrainian: Мерлін n ‎(Merlin)
Vietnamese:
Welsh: Myrddin m
Western Panjabi: مرلن

Anagrams

limner

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Merlim

Etymology

Borrowing from English Merlin.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /meʁ.ˈlĩ/, /ˈmɛʁ.lĩ/

Proper noun

Merlin m

(Arthurian mythology) Merlin (wizard who helped Arthur)

merlin

merlin

See also: Merlin and Merlín

English

Alternative forms

merline, marlin, merlion, marlion, marlyon

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɜː(r)lɪn

Noun

merlin ‎(plural merlins)

A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe and Asia.

Translations

small falcon

Chinese:
Mandarin: 灰背隼 ‎(huībèisǔn)
Czech: dřemlík tundrový m
Danish: dværgfalk (da) c
Faroese: smyril m
Finnish: ampuhaukka (fi)
French: faucon émerillon (fr) m, faucon merlin m
German: Merlin (de) m
Inari Sami: ciskeváálláš
Japanese: コチョウゲンボウ ‎(kochōgenbō)
Korean: 쇠황조롱이 ‎(soehwangjorongi)

Latin: epileus m
Lule Sami: dihttá
Navajo: chʼilhaatʼaʼii
Northern Sami: cizášfálli
Old Norse: smyrill m
Persian: ترمتای ‎(tarmatây), فرغو ‎(farğu)
Portuguese: esmerilhão m
Russian: кре́чет (ru) m ‎(kréčet), де́рбник (ru) m ‎(dérbnik)
Slovak: sokol kobec m
Spanish: esmerejón m
Volapük: nänöfafalok

Synonyms

pigeon hawk

Etymology 2

From "Moesin-Ezrin-Radixin-Like Protein"

Noun

merlin ‎(uncountable)

(biochemistry) A cytoskeletal protein active in the suppression of tumors.

Synonyms

schwannomin

Anagrams

limner

French

Pronunciation

Noun

merlin m ‎(plural merlins)

An ax with a long handle whose blade is coupled with a broad side that can be used as a sledgehammer.