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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespalude
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /paˈlu.de/
"La nebbia si alza lentamente sulla palude."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An area of low-lying land that is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times.
"The migrating birds nested safely in the dense reeds of the coastal marsh." - 2
A wetland ecosystem characterized by emergent vegetation adapted to saturated soil conditions.
"Ecologists are working hard to restore the natural water flow through the local marshland."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'mersh', originating from the Old English 'mersc', which stems from Germanic roots meaning a standing body of water. Historically used to describe low-lying wet land dominated by herbaceous plants rather than woody trees.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Marsh" is said worldwide
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marais
Transliteration: /ma.ʁɛ/
"Les grenouilles coassent bruyamment dans le marais."
Sumpf
Transliteration: /zʊmpf/
"Viele seltene Vogelarten leben in diesem Sumpf."
palude
Transliteration: /paˈlu.de/
"La nebbia si alza lentamente sulla palude."
pantano
Transliteration: /panˈta.no/
"El cocodrilo se escondía silenciosamente en el pantano."
pântano
Transliteration: /ˈpɐ̃.tɐ.nu/
"O pântano abriga uma grande variedade de flora e fauna."
दलदल
Transliteration: daldal
"बरसात के मौसम में यह क्षेत्र एक दलदल बन जाता है।"
沼泽
Transliteration: zhǎo zé
"许多珍稀鸟类在沼泽地里筑巢。"
습지
Transliteration: seup-ji
"철새들이 이 습지에서 휴식을 취합니다."
沼地
Transliteration: numachi
"その沼地には多くの野鳥が生息しています。"
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