Merlin was a wizard.
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Merlin
//ˈmɝlɪn//
Synonyms for "merlin" (7 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (3)
Noun(1 words)
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9 entriesTranslations
78 translations across 49 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- αἰσάλων noun (small falcon)
Arabic
2 entries- مرلين name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
- يؤيؤ noun (small falcon)
Aragonese
1 entries- esmerellón noun (small falcon)
Armenian
1 entries- Մեռլին name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
Bashkir
1 entries- яғалбай noun (small falcon)
Basque
1 entries- belatz txiki noun (small falcon)
Breton
2 entries- Merzhin name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
- Myrdhin name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
Bulgarian
1 entries- чучулигар noun (small falcon)
Catalan
4 entries- Merlí name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
- esmerla noun (small falcon)
- esmirla noun (small falcon)
- falconet noun (small falcon)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 墨林 name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
- 密林 name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
- 梅林 name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
- 穆林 name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
Cornish
1 entries- Marzhin name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
Czech
1 entries- dřemlík noun (small falcon)
Danish
1 entries- dværgfalk noun (small falcon)
Dutch
2 entries- Merlijn name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
- smelleken noun (small falcon)
Faroese
1 entries- smyril noun (small falcon)
Finnish
2 entries- Merlin name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
- ampuhaukka noun (small falcon)
French
3 entries- Merlin name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
- faucon merlin noun (small falcon)
- faucon émerillon noun (small falcon)
German
2 entries- Merlin name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
- Merlin noun (small falcon)
Greek
2 entries- Μέρλιν name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
- Μέρλιν ο Μάγος name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
Hebrew
1 entries- מרלין name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
Hungarian
1 entries- kis sólyom noun (small falcon)
Icelandic
1 entries- smyrill noun (small falcon)
Inari Sami
1 entries- ciskeváálláš noun (small falcon)
Italian
2 entries- Merlino name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
- mago Merlino name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
Japanese
2 entries- マーリン name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
- 小長元坊 noun (small falcon)
Korean
2 entries- 멀린 name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
- 쇠황조롱이 noun (small falcon)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- турумтай noun (small falcon)
Latin
2 entries- Merlinus name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
- epileus noun (small falcon)
Lule Sami
1 entries- dihttá noun (small falcon)
Nahuatl
1 entries- picīltōntli cuauhtohtli noun (small falcon)
Navajo
1 entries- chʼilhaatʼaʼii noun (small falcon)
Northern Sami
1 entries- cizášfálli noun (small falcon)
Old French
1 entries- Merlin name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
Old Norse
1 entries- smyrill noun (small falcon)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- چاقر طوغان noun (small falcon)
Persian
2 entries- مرلین name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
- ترمتای noun (small falcon)
Polish
2 entries- Merlin name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
- drzemlik noun (small falcon)
Portuguese
3 entries- Merlim name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
- Merlin name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
- esmerilhão noun (small falcon)
Punjabi
1 entries- مرلن name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
Romanian
2 entries- Merlin name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
- șoim de iarnă noun (small falcon)
Russian
3 entries- Ме́рлин name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
- де́рбник noun (small falcon)
- кре́чет noun (small falcon)
Slovak
1 entries- sokol kobec noun (small falcon)
Spanish
2 entries- Merlín name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
- esmerejón noun (small falcon)
Swedish
1 entries- stenfalk noun (small falcon)
Thai
1 entries- เมอร์ลิน name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
Ukrainian
1 entries- Мерлін name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
Vietnamese
1 entries- Merlin name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
Volapük
1 entries- nänöfafalok noun (small falcon)
Welsh
1 entries- Myrddin name (Wizard in Arthurian legend)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
The Lady of the Lake bewitched Merlin and trapped him in the trunk of a tree.
Source: tatoeba (2720434)
The day gets even more exciting when a rarely-seen merlin and another bird chase each other. Smith takes a photo of the small falcon using his telescope and a camera phone. The merlin, one of the world’s fastest birds, is a rare sight at Huntley Meadows.
Source: tatoeba (12265799)
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; [...]
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