mermann.

Brit.

/ˈməːman/, U.S.

/ˈmərˌmæn/,

/ˈmərm(ə)n/

Inflections: Plural mermen.

Forms: 1600s mair-man, 1600s mare-man, 1600s meareman, 1600s mere-man, 1600s– merman.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mere n.¹, man n.¹

Etymology: < mere n.¹ + man n.¹, after mermaid n. Compare Dutch meerman , German Meermann (both 17th cent.). Compare also earlier mermin n. and discussion at that entry. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mə̄·ɹmæ̆n) /ˈmɜːmən/.

The male counterpart of a mermaid; an imaginary, partly human sea creature with the head and trunk of a man and the tail of a fish or cetacean. Also (chiefly Heraldry): a representation of such a creature (also called Triton or Neptune).Usually depicted heraldically as holding a trident in the left hand, with the right arm raised.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [noun] > human hybrid > mermaid or merman > merman

seaman1569

wasserman1590

merman1601

wassera1637

marmennill1805

waterman1833

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [noun] > monsters

dragonc1330

griffina1400

yalec1425

mermaid1445

manticorec1470

cockatrice1513

mermaiden1538

opinicus1546

lituit1562

Pegasus1562

equicerve1572

harpy1572

lyciske1572

verme1572

wyver1599

merman1601

lion-dragon1610

lion-poisson1610

wyvern1610

Sagittarius1619

sagittary1632

man-fish1653

sea lion1661

satyral1724

man-tiger1780

sea-dog1780

Welsh dragon1799

camelopardel1830

satyr1845

serpivolant1866

sea monkey1909

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. ix. v. 236 Knights of Rome..who testifie that..they haue seene a Mere-man, in every respect resembling a man.

1611 A. Munday Chruso-thriambos sig. B1^v A Mare-man, and Mare-Maid..do figure the long continued loue and amity, which..hath helde betweene the Gold-Smiths and Fish-Mongers.

1623 J. Taylor New Discouery by Sea sig. A4^v A thing turmoyling in the Sea we spide, Like to a Meareman; wading as he did All in the Sea his neather parts were hid.

1678 London Gaz. No. 1344/1 He and his Company, upon their crossing the Severne, saw a Mair-man appear a pretty while above water.

1712 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 12 Mar. (1948) II. 512 Mermen are he Mermaids; Tritons; Natives of the Sea.

a1731 G. Waldron Descr. Isle of Man 160 in Compl. Wks. (1731) That Uninterruption and Solitude of the Sea, gave the Mermen..frequent Opportunities of visiting the Shore.

1823 Ld. Byron Island iv. v. 63 Did they with Ocean's hidden sovereigns dwell, And sound with Mermen the fantastic shell?

1869 J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry (rev. ed.) vi. 95 A Triton is sometimes called a Merman or Neptune.

1933 D. Thomas Let. 25 Dec. (1985) 82 I should like to be somewhere..under the sea, green as a merman.

1994 N. Holder Dead in Water xiii. 166 He was a young fisherman who became a merman.

Compounds

merman's shaving brush n. U.S. any of several seaweeds of tropical North America, esp. of the genus Penicillus, having stalks crowned by brushlike tufts of calcified filaments.

ΚΠ

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 737/1 Merman's shaving brushes, a name given in North America to different species of Chamædoris and Penicillus.

1901 A. F. Arnold Sea-beach at Ebb-tide (ed. 2) 58 Genus Penicillus—The merman's shaving brush, characteristic of coral reefs.

1937 J. E. Tilden Algae & their Life Relations 385 Penicillus capitatus Lamarck, the ‘merman's shaving brush’, is common in Bermuda, the West Indies, and Florida, where it occurs on loose sandy or muddy bottoms.

Derivatives

ˈmerman-like adv. and adj.

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1839 T. Hood Sub-marine in Hood's Own 421 But (merman-like) he look'd marine All downward from the waist.

1898 R. Hovey Along Trail ii. 27 I, merman-like, have little care to stay In the thin air, but plunge again.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	merman
释义	mermann. Brit. /ˈməːman/, U.S. /ˈmərˌmæn/, /ˈmərm(ə)n/ Inflections: Plural mermen. Forms: 1600s mair-man, 1600s mare-man, 1600s meareman, 1600s mere-man, 1600s– merman. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mere n.¹, man n.¹ Etymology: < mere n.¹ + man n.¹, after mermaid n. Compare Dutch meerman , German Meermann (both 17th cent.). Compare also earlier mermin n. and discussion at that entry. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mə̄·ɹmæ̆n) /ˈmɜːmən/. The male counterpart of a mermaid; an imaginary, partly human sea creature with the head and trunk of a man and the tail of a fish or cetacean. Also (chiefly Heraldry): a representation of such a creature (also called Triton or Neptune).Usually depicted heraldically as holding a trident in the left hand, with the right arm raised. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [noun] > human hybrid > mermaid or merman > merman seaman1569 wasserman1590 merman1601 wassera1637 marmennill1805 waterman1833 society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [noun] > monsters dragonc1330 griffina1400 yalec1425 mermaid1445 manticorec1470 cockatrice1513 mermaiden1538 opinicus1546 lituit1562 Pegasus1562 equicerve1572 harpy1572 lyciske1572 verme1572 wyver1599 merman1601 lion-dragon1610 lion-poisson1610 wyvern1610 Sagittarius1619 sagittary1632 man-fish1653 sea lion1661 satyral1724 man-tiger1780 sea-dog1780 Welsh dragon1799 camelopardel1830 satyr1845 serpivolant1866 sea monkey1909 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. ix. v. 236 Knights of Rome..who testifie that..they haue seene a Mere-man, in every respect resembling a man. 1611 A. Munday Chruso-thriambos sig. B1^v A Mare-man, and Mare-Maid..do figure the long continued loue and amity, which..hath helde betweene the Gold-Smiths and Fish-Mongers. 1623 J. Taylor New Discouery by Sea sig. A4^v A thing turmoyling in the Sea we spide, Like to a Meareman; wading as he did All in the Sea his neather parts were hid. 1678 London Gaz. No. 1344/1 He and his Company, upon their crossing the Severne, saw a Mair-man appear a pretty while above water. 1712 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 12 Mar. (1948) II. 512 Mermen are he Mermaids; Tritons; Natives of the Sea. a1731 G. Waldron Descr. Isle of Man 160 in Compl. Wks. (1731) That Uninterruption and Solitude of the Sea, gave the Mermen..frequent Opportunities of visiting the Shore. 1823 Ld. Byron Island iv. v. 63 Did they with Ocean's hidden sovereigns dwell, And sound with Mermen the fantastic shell? 1869 J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry (rev. ed.) vi. 95 A Triton is sometimes called a Merman or Neptune. 1933 D. Thomas Let. 25 Dec. (1985) 82 I should like to be somewhere..under the sea, green as a merman. 1994 N. Holder Dead in Water xiii. 166 He was a young fisherman who became a merman. Compounds merman's shaving brush n. U.S. any of several seaweeds of tropical North America, esp. of the genus Penicillus, having stalks crowned by brushlike tufts of calcified filaments. ΚΠ 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 737/1 Merman's shaving brushes, a name given in North America to different species of Chamædoris and Penicillus. 1901 A. F. Arnold Sea-beach at Ebb-tide (ed. 2) 58 Genus Penicillus—The merman's shaving brush, characteristic of coral reefs. 1937 J. E. Tilden Algae & their Life Relations 385 Penicillus capitatus Lamarck, the ‘merman's shaving brush’, is common in Bermuda, the West Indies, and Florida, where it occurs on loose sandy or muddy bottoms. Derivatives ˈmerman-like adv. and adj. ΚΠ 1839 T. Hood Sub-marine in Hood's Own 421 But (merman-like) he look'd marine All downward from the waist. 1898 R. Hovey Along Trail ii. 27 I, merman-like, have little care to stay In the thin air, but plunge again. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1601
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