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Meaning of "merfolk" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MERFOLK

merfolk  [ˈmɜːfəʊk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MERFOLK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Merfolk is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MERFOLK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Merfolk

Merfolk or Merpeople may refer to mythical or fictional creatures: ▪ Mermaid or mergirl, a female merperson ▪ Merman or merboy, a male merperson ▪ Merfolk, a fictional race of humanoids that live underwater in Dungeons & Dragons ▪ Merfolk, humanoid aquatic creatures with fish-like characteristics in Magic: The Gathering.

Definition of merfolk in the English dictionary

The definition of merfolk in the dictionary is mermaids, mermen and merchildren collectively.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MERFOLK


fisherfolk
ˈfɪʃəˌfəʊk
folk
fəʊk
gentlefolk
ˈdʒɛntəlˌfəʊk
hillfolk
ˈhɪlˌfəʊk
kinfolk
ˈkɪnˌfəʊk
kinsfolk
ˈkɪnzˌfəʊk
menfolk
ˈmɛnˌfəʊk
seafolk
ˈsiːˌfəʊk
townsfolk
ˈtaʊnzfəʊk
tradesfolk
ˈtreɪdzˌfəʊk
womenfolk
ˈwɪmɪnˌfəʊk
workfolk
ˈwɜːkˌfəʊk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MERFOLK

merely
merengue
mereological
mereology
meresman
merest
merestone
meretricious
meretriciously
meretriciousness
merganser
merge
mergee
mergence
merger
merguez
Mergui Archipelago
meri
mericarp
meridian

WORDS THAT END LIKE MERFOLK

Beaker folk
country folk
egg yolk
Herrenvolk
holk
little folk
Norfolk
Polk
Suffolk
travelling folk
volk
yolk

Synonyms and antonyms of merfolk in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «merfolk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MERFOLK

Find out the translation of merfolk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of merfolk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «merfolk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

人鱼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tritones
570 millions of speakers

English

merfolk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

merfolk
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

merfolk
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Мерфолк
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tritões
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

merfolk
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ondins
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Orang lain
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

merfolk
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マーフォーク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

머 포크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Merpati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

merfolk
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

merfolk
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मर्कॉफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Merfolk´un
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nereidi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Merfolk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Мерфолк
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

merfolk
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

merfolk
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Meermense
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

merfolk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

merfolk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of merfolk

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MERFOLK»

The term «merfolk» is regularly used and occupies the 59.752 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MERFOLK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «merfolk» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «merfolk» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about merfolk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERFOLK»

Discover the use of merfolk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to merfolk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Misadventures and Merfolk
SUPERANNO While writing his latest book, an obnoxious American travel writer is stranded in a remote village in the British Isles during an annual mermaid festival.
Kelly Reno, 2004
2
Mermaids and Mermen
Lots of those stories are about merfolk—beings that are part human and part fish. In the English language, female merfolk are traditionally called mermaids. Males are called mermen. They have many other names as well. Merfolk certainly ...
Shannon Knudsen, 2009
3
In the Land of Merfolk
In the colorful style of her other two books, In the Land of Fairies and In the Land of Elves, Daniela Drescher's evocative full-spread watercolor illustrations reveal the secret, watery world of the merfolk among the lilypads, reeds, and ...
Daniela Drescher, 2006
4
Deckade: 10 Years of Decks, Thoughts, and Theory!
Zvi knows that this could be a bad beat and desperately taps his Merfolk Looter prior to the resolution of Earthquake."Stains," says Zvi, as an irrelevant Island hits his bin. Zvi: +1 Merfolk Looter /Island Zvi: -1 Merfolk Looter/ Island Seth: -1 ...
‎2006
5
Unexplained!: Strange Sightings, Incredible Occurrences & ...
Michel Meurger, a French folklorist and authority on the lore of fabulous water beasts, derides biological explanations of merfolk sightings as naive and reductionistic. He considers them “visionary experiences,” or vivid hallucinations that take ...
Jerome Clark, 1999
6
Monsters
By all accounts, merfolk live in the sea much as fishes do, with no particular need to return to land, although they are able to spend short periods out of the water. Most credit them with the fishtail standard in modern depictions; merfolk who ...
John Michael Greer, 2011
7
In the Company of Dragons: A Pixie, a Dragon and Their ...
The Merfolk *\ #es» the merfolk had caused some of the larger ocean denizens ^ Mm to push the land folks fishing vessels onto rocks, and yes, ^ w admittedly there had been casualties, but not, it turned out, as many as their had been for the ...
Amber Michelle, 2010
8
Bullfish: A Novel
The villagers met them at the shore and greeted them initially, then revealed that they bows hidden behind their backs and they attacked the three Merfolk and killed them. That night the villagers sacrificed Dinny's mother to their God in a ...
V. Mark Covington, 2004
9
Mermaids: Merfolk and Deep Creatures, Or, The Liber Aquaticum
Marvel at the beautiful sea gifts bestowed upon the Order by mermaids and dabble in merfolk magic and sea enchantments. The watery world of mermaids is more closely linked to our own than you have ever dreameda
Ari Berk, 2009
10
Antara
Its pure blue coasts, its dreamy forests and the merfolk that inhabit it are what make it so unique. Its name is derived from an indigenous flower... the only species of flower found on the island... 'Aster'. And thus in Aster island do merfolk live ...
Marilena Mexi, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERFOLK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term merfolk is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Spring 2016 Sneak Previews
... series tinged with dark magic; Emerge by Tobi Easton, in which a community of merfolk live on land to escape the violence of their sea world; ... «Publishers Weekly, Jul 15»
2
Fishy women: the mermaid in folklore, art and literature
Merfolk (merpeople?) are almost always female, sexualised and described in relation to men, and often also by men. So can mermaids be ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
'D&D' Fifth Edition: One Year in, Beyond the Game
And then maybe you keep flipping pages on to learning about Medusa and merfolk and mind flayers. There's stuff in here that's good to know, ... «GeekDad, Jul 15»
4
Pirates And Mermaids Come Together At Last In Weekend Festival
This weekend if you head down to the mysterious fathoms below—meaning, Long Beach—you will find a mingling of pirates and merfolk. «LAist, Jun 15»
5
Now Playing Onstage in Vermont - Week of 6/21/2015
But contact between merfolk and humans is forbidden, so Ariel must summon all her courage to defy King Triton, make a deal with sea witch ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
6
Bocas and ALTA deepen literacy drive
... 2014), Rhoda Bharath (The Ten Days Executive, 2015), RSA Garcia (Lex Talionis, 2014), Vanessa Salazar (Selima and the Merfolk, 2014), ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jun 15»
7
Does This Magic Origins Preview Card Mean the Return of Elves?
You don't just play mono-Black it's "My Zombie Deck" or you're known as the person that plays Merfolk in every format. Among the big important ... «The Escapist, Jun 15»
8
Hale Centre Theatre's 'The Little Mermaid' is a wonderful treasure …
... song "Daddy's Little Angel," in which she shares the reasons — both funny and a little heartbreaking — for her grudge against the merfolk. «Deseret News, Jun 15»
9
Drama, mystery in Salazar's book
The young author recently launched her first published novel Selima and the Merfolk and she is encouraging people to read the book and ... «Trinidad News, Jun 15»
10
State School for the Blind students putting on free shows of 'The …
To help unfortunate merfolk like yourself. Poor souls with no one else to turn to. I admit that in the past I've been a nasty. They weren't kidding ... «The Daily News Online, May 15»

REFERENCE
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