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merlin¹
- /ˈmɝlɪn/
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)lɪn
Where it comes from
From Middle English merlioun, merlion, marlyon, merlyon, merlinge, from Old French emerillon, esmerillon, from Old Frankish *smiril (“falcon, hawk”), from Proto-Germanic *smirilaz (“falcon, merlin”). Cognate with Old High German smirl (“falcon”), Old Norse smyrill (“falcon”).
noun merlins · marlin · marlion · marlyon · merline · merlion
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A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia.
The gentle falcon, that with its feet distraineth / The kingës hand; the hardy sperhawke eke, / The quailës foe; the merlion that paineth / Himself full oft the larkë for to seek; [...]
Similar: pigeon hawk
merlin²
- /ˈmɝlɪn/
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)lɪn
Where it comes from
Acronym of moesin-ezrin-radixin-like protein + -in (“protein”)
noun
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A cytoskeletal protein active in the suppression of tumors.
Similar: schwannomin
Merlin³
- /ˈmɝlɪn/ US
- /ˈmɜːlɪn/ UK
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)lɪn
Where it comes from
From Middle English Merlyn, from Medieval Latin Merlinus and Old French Merlin, from Proto-Brythonic *Mor-ðin (literally “sea-hill”), from Proto-Celtic *mori (“sea”) + *dūnom (“stronghold, rampart”).
proper noun Merlins
- A wizard in the Arthurian legend. I NEXT paſſed into the choir; a ſcene of transformation indeed! I had been accuſtomed to contemplate here a far different order of things. Our profeſſional Merlins have waved their wands to ſome purpoſe; and all view, as their familiars invited me to believe, was to be given up to the momentary glan
- A male given name.
- A census-designated place in Josephine County, Oregon, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: falco columbarius, pigeon hawk, robin, sorcerer, enchanter, mage, conjurer, wizard, magician, druid, prophet, arcanist, seer, warlock, thaumaturge, necromancer
Translations
Every language
noun small falcon
| Español | esmerejón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 쇠황조롱이 soehwangjorong'i |
| 日本語 | 小長元坊 kochōgenbō |
| 中文 | 灰背隼 huībèisǔn |
| Português | esmerilhão |
| Français | faucon émerillon, faucon merlin |
| Deutsch | Merlin |
| Română | șoim de iarnă |
| Русский | кре́чет kréčet, де́рбник dérbnik |
| العربية | يؤيؤ |
name Wizard in Arthurian legend
| Español | Merlín |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 멀린 Meollin |
| 日本語 | マーリン Mārin |
| 中文 | 梅林 Méilín, 魔灵 Mólíng, 密林 Mìlín, 默林 Mòlín, 墨林 Mòlín, 穆林 Mùlín |
| Português | Merlin, Merlim |
| Français | Merlin |
| Deutsch | Merlin |
| Italiano | Merlino, mago Merlino |
| Ελληνικά | Μέρλιν Mérlin, Μέρλιν ο Μάγος Mérlin o Mágos |
| Română | Merlin |
| Русский | Ме́рлин Mérlin |
| Tiếng Việt | Merlin |
| العربية | مرلين |
| עברית | מרלין |
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@misc{merlin_2026,
title = {merlin},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/merlin},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
