Muur

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Alemannic German

Etymology

    From Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, borrowed from Latin mūrus, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- + *-rós. 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)

    1. wall (especially when stone or otherwise solid and exterior)

    Central Franconian

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      From Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, borrowed from Latin mūrus, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- + *-rós.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      Muur f (plural Muure, diminutive Müürche)

      1. (Ripuarian) wall

      Derived terms

      Limburgish

      Etymology 1

      From Old Limburgish mūra, from Latin mūrus.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      Muur m (plural Muure, diminutive Mürreke) (Eupen)

      1. a physical wall, usually one made of stone or concrete
      2. any immaterial (legal, mental...) barrier which limits access.
      3. (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)

      1. carrot

      Saterland Frisian

      Noun

      Muur f (plural )

      1. Alternative spelling of Múur
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