From Middle English merssh, 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.

• (US) IPA^(key): /mɑɹʃ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɑː(ɹ)ʃ/
• (obsolete) IPA^(key): /mæʃ/^[1]

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ʃ

marsh (plural marshes)

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

   Synonym: marshland

   Many animals live in the marsh.

   Čepkeliai Marsh consists mainly of bog.

   Coordinate terms: bog, fen, swamp, slough, moor, everglade, meadow (lowland sense)

• marshmallow
• slack

• Harms, Sharm, harms, mahrs, shram

marsh

1. alternative form of merssh