According to Strömberg, from μορμύρω (mormúrō, “to roar and boil”), if the fish meant here would properly be the "bubble-blower". The connection with μύρω (múrō, “to flow, trickle”) is not convincing. Beekes does not dismiss a Pre-Greek origin.
μορμῠ́ρος • (mormúros) m (genitive μορμῠ́ρου); second declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ μορμῠ́ρος ho mormúros |
τὼ μορμῠ́ρω tṑ mormúrō |
οἱ μορμῠ́ροι hoi mormúroi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ μορμῠ́ρου toû mormúrou |
τοῖν μορμῠ́ροιν toîn mormúroin |
τῶν μορμῠ́ρων tôn mormúrōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ μορμῠ́ρῳ tôi mormúrōi |
τοῖν μορμῠ́ροιν toîn mormúroin |
τοῖς μορμῠ́ροις toîs mormúrois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν μορμῠ́ρον tòn mormúron |
τὼ μορμῠ́ρω tṑ mormúrō |
τοὺς μορμῠ́ρους toùs mormúrous | ||||||||||
Vocative | μορμῠ́ρε mormúre |
μορμῠ́ρω mormúrō |
μορμῠ́ροι mormúroi | ||||||||||
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