marsh

Definition

An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants. (Compare swamp, bog, fen, morass.)

Etymology

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.

Example Sentences

• "Many animals live in the marsh."
• "Čepkeliai Marsh consists mainly of bog."

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