múr

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See also: mur, MUR, mùr, mûr, and mür

Faroese

Pronunciation

Noun

múr

  1. indefinite accusative singular of múrur

Anagrams

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse múrr, from Latin mūrus.

Pronunciation

Noun

múr m (genitive singular múrs, nominative plural múrar)

  1. brick wall

Declension

declension of múr
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative múr múrinn múrar múrarnir
accusative múr múrinn múra múrana
dative múr múrnum múrum múrunum
genitive múrs múrsins múra múranna

Derived terms

Anagrams

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish múr, from Latin mūrus.

Pronunciation

Noun

múr m (genitive singular múir, nominative plural múrtha)

  1. wall (defensive), rampart

Declension

Declension of múr

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative múr múrtha
Vocative a mhúir a mhúrtha
Genitive múir múrtha
Dative múr múrtha

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an múr na múrtha
Genitive an mhúir na múrtha
Dative leis an múr

don mhúr

leis na múrtha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
múr mhúr not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Northern Ohlone

Etymology

Compare Southern Ohlone mure (“to get late”).

Noun

múr

  1. night

References

María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington (1930s) Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Langauges)‎, Unpublished

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mūrus.

Pronunciation

Noun

múr m (genitive múir, nominative plural múir)

  1. wall

Declension

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative múr múrL múirL
Vocative múir múrL múruH
Accusative múrN múrL múruH
Genitive múirL múr múrN
Dative múrL múraib múraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: múr
  • Scottish Gaelic: mùr

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
múr
also mmúr after a proclitic 		múr
pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ 		unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Latin mūrus.

Pronunciation

Noun

múr m inan (genitive singular múru, múra, nominative plural múry, genitive plural múrov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. wall

Declension

Declension of múr
singular plural
nominative múr múry
genitive múru, múra múrov
dative múru múrom
accusative múr múry
locative múre múroch
instrumental múrom múrmi

Derived terms

References

  • “múr”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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