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Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Latin mūrus. Cognate with German Mauer, Dutch muur, English mure, Faroese múrur, also French mur, Portuguese muro, Italian muro, Romanian mur.
Pronunciation
Noun
Muur f (plural Muure)
- wall (especially when stone or otherwise solid and exterior)
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old High German mūra, from Latin mūrus.
Pronunciation
Noun
Muur f (plural Muure, diminutive Müürche)
- (Ripuarian) wall
Derived terms
Limburgish
Etymology 1
From Old Limburgish mūra, from Latin mūrus.
Pronunciation
Noun
Muur m (plural Muure, diminutive Mürreke) (Eupen)
- a physical wall, usually one made of stone or concrete
- any immaterial (legal, mental...) barrier which limits access.
- (figurative, sports) several players forming a blockade against the ball
Etymology 2
From Middle Limburgish mūre, from Old Limburgish *mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *morhā (or a variant like *murhā), from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ.
Pronunciation
Noun
Muur f (plural Muure) (Eupen)
- carrot
Saterland Frisian
Noun
Muur f (plural )
- Alternative spelling of Múur